• Poor Self-confidence Undermines Performance of Girls in School Subject Mathematics
• Family-owned Enterprises Willingly Bear Costs in order to Preserve Independence
• A Comparison of Germany's Competing Models for the…

The empirical literature on the economics of patents employs a large array of patentbased measures to proxy economic characteristics of patents such as the "sciencebase", "importance" or "value" of patented…

In recent years, the parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) failed to negotiate a follow‐up agreement of the Kyoto Protocol. The commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol…

• Decrease in Economic Expectations for the CEE Region in June
• Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
• Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Positive Current Economic Situation
• Croatia,…

Weiterhin gute Stimmung bei den Unternehmen des Wirtschaftszweigs

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• Economic Outlook Diminishes Once Again
• Eurozone: Inflation Expectations Still Falling
• USA: Present Economic Picture is Worsening
• Japan: Slightly More Skeptical Economic Outlook
• Great Britain: Inflation Forecasts…

The comparison between growth‐maximizing and welfare‐maximizing fiscal policy over the long run is a central issue in models of public finance and endogenous growth. It is also important from a policymaking…

Most psychological studies report a positive relationship between violent video game play and aggression. In line with that researchers and policy makers alike understand playing violent video games as…