Nach einem schwierigen Jahr 2009 erreichte die Branche der Unternehmensdienste im Jahr 2010 deutliche Umsatzzuwächse. Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung spiegelt sich allerdings…
Die positive wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der technischen Dienstleistungen (Ingenieur- und Architekturbüros, technische Labore) und der auf die Durchführung von FuE…
Dynamic market environments and consumer preferences demand firms to assure a high degree of flexibility. At the same time, competitive pressure from globalized markets leads to constantly raising efficiency…
In this paper we investigate whether local characteristics influence entrepreneurial activities. One local characteristic that may drive the decision to establish a firm in a specific region is the supply of…
This paper analyses Greek fiscal sustainability. This topic lies in the core of all discussions about a potential exit of the country from the euro area, and - more in general - about the design and long-run…
In this chapter (written for the forthcoming "Handbook of CGE Modeling", edited by P. Dixon and D. Jorgenson), we review options of labour market modelling in the framework of numerical general equilibrium…
Though in an infancy state, the so-called social enterprise software is a highly promising software application for firms. This software links firms’ enterprise software systems and social software…
Since the seminal work of Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller in 1958, no generally accepted capital structure theory has emerged. Consequently this paper does not aim to validate any of the capital structure…
Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child’s impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment. Mother’s…
