1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2006

    Ethnic persistence, assimilation and risk proclivity

    The paper investigates the role of social norms as a determinant of individual attitudes by analyzing risk proclivity reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2006

    Liberalisation of European energy markets: challenges and policy options

    The European electricity and gas markets have been going through a process of liberalisation since the early 1990s. This process has changed the sector from a regulated structure of, predominantly, publicly…