Projects of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 25.08.2011 – 31.08.2012

    Study on Interest Paid on Overdrafts / Instalment Credit

    This study is aimed at analyzing the market for overdraft facilities with a special focus on the level and development of interest rates and consumer behavior regarding this product. It is a joint study between…

  2. Project // 15.08. – 30.11.2011

    Potential of Venture Capital in the EU

    The study will provide an overview of the situation of the VC industry in the EU, its perspectives for and barriers to further development. In addition, the project will provide suggestions for policy…

  3. Project // 01.08.2011 – 31.08.2012

    Microeconomic Foundation of EU Emissions Allowances Trading

    The goal of the project was to evaluate the firm specific costs of greenhouse gas regulation that stems from the EU emissions trading scheme. By doing so, the focus was on special firm characteristics that…

  4. Project // 01.08.2011 – 31.03.2012

    Labor market institutions and skill-specific unemployment

    The goal of this study is to gain insights in the relationship between the educational structure of the unemployed and the labor market effects of labor market institutions. More concretely, it will be answered…

  5. Project // 01.07.2011 – 31.05.2012

    Modelling of Interdependencies Between the Energy Prices and the Price of CO2 Emission Allowances

    The aim of this study is a close analysis of interdependencies between certain energy markets (e.g. the markets for crude oil, coal, gas or electricity) and the market for European emissions allowances. The…

  6. Project // 01.06. – 30.12.2011

    Pricing of Reverse Mortgages

    Reverse mortgages are home equity release products which enable elderly house owners to receive a cash flow from a bank without having to leave their property. Interest and debt payments are deferred and are…

  7. Project // 15.04. – 30.09.2011

    Cumulative Effects of Measures for the Banking Sector – Impact Assessment of the Various Regulatory Initiatives Affecting the EU Banking Sector –

    In this study we will carry out an extensive review of existing impact studies, taking into account studies from various sources. We will consider the following legislative measures:  taxation of banks and the…

  8. Project // 01.04.2011 – 30.09.2012

    SEEK-Project 2011: The Division of Tasks, Offshoring and the Competitiveness of Europe’s Knowledge Economy

    Recent developments in ICT and the growth of the emerging economies of China and India have generated a process of offshoring in which some activities move away from Europe. Sound policy responses require an…

  9. Project // 01.04.2011 – 30.09.2012

    SEEK-Project 2011: Private Funding of Higher Education – Human Capital as an Asset Class

    Against the background of potentially increasing demand for and supply of private capital for tertiary education in an imperfect capital market, this research project aims to explore the opportunities for …