1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    The role of research orientation for attracting competitive research funding

    This article studies the role of research orientation for attracting research grants at higher education institutions in Germany. Traditionally research activities were funded by the institutions’ core budget.…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2010

    Second-Order Sensitivity in Applied General Equilibrium

    In most policy applications of general equilibrium modeling, cost functions are calibrated to benchmark data. Modelers often choose the functional form for cost functions based on suitability for numerical…