Projects

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.04.2012 – 31.12.2015

    The Quality of Employment and Firm Outcomes: A Panel Analysis of Recent Developments in 600 German Establishments

    The empirical research on Human Resource Management depends highly on the data used. Panel data containing employer and employee perspectives are needed to analyze the causal impact of HRM strategies on firm…

  2. Project // 01.04.2012 – 30.09.2013

    SEEK-Project 2012: Corporate Social Responsibility and Credit Costs

    The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the credit costs of companies. The academic research on financial effects of CSR has concentrated on costs of…

  3. Project // 01.04.2012 – 31.12.2015

    Evaluating Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Policies: The Need for a Household Energy Consumption Panel

    Private household adaptation to climate change in Germany was analysed empirically by a representative panel survey. The objective was to obtain statistically reliable information about the extent of private…

  4. Project // 01.04.2012 – 30.09.2013

    SEEK-Project 2012: Taxation and Corporate Innovation

    This project investigates the impact of taxation on corporate innovation in the context of the knowledge economy. The focus is placed on the influence of tax considerations on firms’ decisions about where to…

  5. Project // 01.04.2012 – 30.07.2013

    SEEK-Project 2012: Financial Stress and Economic Dynamics: Asymmetries Within and Across Euro Area Countries

    Despite severe economic and political consequences of financial crises, the link between the financial sector and economic dynamics has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Recently, financial market…

  6. Project // 01.04.2012 – 31.12.2013

    SEEK-Project 2012: Does the German Government Distribute Direct R&D Subsidies Efficiently?

    The European Commission has recently launched its new strategy Europe 2020. The first out of five priorities is given to the development of smart growth which means strengthening knowledge and innovation as…

  7. Project // 01.04.2012 – 30.09.2013

    SEEK Project 2012: Competitiveness Impacts in the World with Uneven Carbon Constraints: Examining the Implications of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on Energy-Intensive Industries

    The EU advocates minimising potentially significant competitiveness losses in energy-intensive industries as a politically feasible approach to climate policy. The overall objective of this project was to…

  8. Project // 19.03. – 30.09.2012

    Corporate Taxation of Headquarter Services in Europe

    The study provides insights into the current tax treatment of group headquarter services in the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. In case of Switzerland we focus on the Canton of Zug in…

  9. Project // 01.03.2012 – 31.12.2015

    The Relevance of Voluntary Efforts and Fairness Preferences for the Success of International Climate Policy: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis at the Individual Level

    This research project aimed to highlight the relevance of fairness-concepts within the population and to analyze the determinants of voluntary contributions to climate protection, so as to deepen and advance…

  10. Project // 01.03.2012 – 30.04.2015

    Estimating Returns to Education: The Role of Geographical Mobility, College Quality and Career Interruptions

    In the current information-based economies, human capital is highly relevant for individual labour market perspectives and the size of the returns to education has become a classical topic in economics of…

  11. Project // 01.03.2012 – 31.01.2014

    BAK Taxation Index 2012/2013

    In the context of a growing international economic integration, taxation becomes a more and more central factor in the competition of regions and countries for international investment and skilled employees. …

  12. Project // 01.03. – 31.08.2012

    The Influence of FDI on the Synchronization of Business Cycles: A Panel approach

    How does FDI integration influence the synchronization of business cycles? This question is of importance in the context of the European discussion on the optimal currency area. Moreover, recent turbulent years…