We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non-practicing entities (NPEs). We study the effect that a patent-specific defensive insurance product, offered by…

The following paper assesses whether current policy environments are appropriate for the emergence of cloud computing technology. In particular, this research uses firm-level data for Germany and the UK to…

We study the short-term effect of the first global multilateral standard for the automatic exchange of information (AEOI), the so-called Common Reporting Standard (CRS), on cross-border tax evasion. Employing…

• Reluctance Towards E-Cars: High Costs Not the Only Barrier to E-Mobility
• Long-Run Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Inequality
• Disproportionate Purchase of High-Debt Country Bonds Even Before…

In this research project we investigate how the design of school assignment rules affects social segregation and its implications for social inequality. The context of our study is the Hungarian school system,…

• Expectations for Chinese Economy Decline Slightly: CEP indicator declines to 26.1 points
• 24 analysts participated in the August survey, which was conducted during the period 3 till 12 August 2020

• Konjunkturerwartungen steigen erneut deutlich, Lage bleibt schlecht
• Eurozone: Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
• USA: Leichte Verschlechterung der Lageeinschätzung
• Japan: Konjunkturausblick bleibt…