Vor dem Hintergrund der Debatte über die Höhe gesamtwirtschaftlicher Investitionen vergleicht der vorliegende Bericht den Befund der Studie "Digitalisierung im Mittelstand: Status Quo, aktuelle Entwicklungen und…

Recent research suggests that employment in young firms is more negatively impacted during economic downturns than employment in incumbent firms. This questions the effectiveness of policies that promote…

Deutsche Unternehmen haben niedrige Erwartungen an die Wirksamkeit des Paris-Abkommens. Rund 60 % gehen nicht von einer nachhaltigen globalen Reduzierung von Treibhausgasemissionen als Folge der…

• Equal Opportunities: Political Participation Is Limited for US Citizens
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• Equal Opportunities: Political Participation Is Limited for US Citizens
• Minimum Wage in Germany – Burden on Young Companies Greater than Expected
• State Aid for Expanding Broadband Access Slows Rural Depopulation
• P…

Witnessing stock-market history in the making creates a vivid story, but does not provide valuable information. However, finance professionals extrapolate from personally witnessed returns, which we show by…

This paper analyzes the impact of job creation schemes (JCS) on job search outcomes in the context of the turbulent East German labor market in the aftermath of the German reunification. High job destruction…

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Das Problem der Unterbrechungen der Stromversorgung nach §19 StromGVV hat in den vergangenen Jahren erhebliche öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erfahren und Rufe nach Maßnahmen zur Minderung von Stromsperren wurden…

This paper studies the effects of different public innovation funding programs on the innovation output and export performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We evaluate the effectiveness of…