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 // 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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. …

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. Project // 01.02. – 31.12.2012

    Firm Foundation Activities in Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Hightech Sector

    Objectives of the project:

    • Analyses of Baden-Wuerttemberg’s firm foundation activities focussed on High-tech sectors
    • Literature survey on the determinants of level and regional distribution of firm foundations
    • Analys…
  8. Project // 01.02. – 31.07.2012

    Inaugural Meeting The Economics of Science

    The aim of the project was the organisation and conduct of the inaugural meeting of the scientific area programme "The Economics of Science", issued by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn,…

  9. Project // 01.02. – 30.09.2012

    Firm Foundation Activities in Bavaria

    The project addresses the following objectives:

    • Creation of sophisticated analyses of Bavaria’s firm foundations activities since 2000 based on the information of the Mannheim Enterprise4 Panel differentiated…
  10. Project // 01.02. – 31.08.2012

    Evaluation of Merger Remedies in Food Retailing

    In this project we study the effects of remedies on the market structure in food retailing. With this we attempt to contribute findings for the design of remedies and for the regional delineation of markets in…

  11. Project // 01.02. – 31.10.2012

    Exchange of Good Policy Practices Promoting the Industrial Uptake and Deployment of Key Enabling Technologies

    The main objective of the study is to organise an exchange of good practice in the public promotion of the deployment of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). Policy learning among EU Member States is stimulated by…

  12. Project // 01.01.2012 – 31.12.2013

    Inflation, Corporate Taxation and Firm Value: A Firm-Specific Analysis

    Despite weakening global growth prospects, inflation has risen around the world during the current economy and financial crises. Besides its direct impacts, e.g. increased purchase prices or wages, the rapid …