1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2009

    Social Preferences under Risk – An Experimental Analysis

    The literature on social preferences provides overwhelming evidence of departures from pure self-interest of individuals. Experiments show that people care about others' well-being and their relative standing.…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2009

    Knowledge sourcing: legitimacy deficits for MNC subsidiaries?

    Multinational corporations (MNC) search increasingly for lead market knowledge and technological expertise around the globe. We investigate whether their subsidiaries gain access to these valuable sources of…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2009

    FDI and Taxation - A Meta-Study

    Despite the continuing political interest in the usefulness of tax competition and tax coordination as well as the wealth of theoretical analyses, it still remains open whether or when tax competition is…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2009

    Do German Welfare-to-Work Programmes Reduce Welfare and Increase Work?

    Many Western economies have reformed their welfare systems with the aim of activating welfare recipients by increasing welfare-to-work programmes and job search enforcement. We evaluate the three most important…