The Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC) brings together eight research institutes and universities to establish an international and interdisciplinary research network on European …
The aim of the project is to measure and analyse the innovation behaviour of companies in the metropolitan region of Bremen-Oldenburg in the reference period from 2004 to 2006 with a future outlook on 2008. It is…
In this project we analyze the situation and the reform potential of non-profit-organizations with regard to the modernization of the welfare state from an economic perspective and compare it internationally.…
The main task of this project is to provide a comprehensive overview of the derivatives markets in CEECs with a particular focus on Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic. The study of the derivatives markets in…
The integrated Project PLUREL will develop new strategies and innovative planning and forecasting tools that are essential for developing sustainable rural-urban land use relationships. These strategies and tools,…
The proposed OECD project will seek to identify the necessary steps to realize the potential gains of what is called the bioeconomy. The term bioeconomy is interpreted in different ways by different actors. The …
In 2005, the European Commission carried out an investigation into the competitiveness of 27 sectors from the manufacturing industry on the basis of the following five criteria: technological progress, …
Content of the study: 1) Analysis of the financial performance of equity portfolios based on Bank Sarasins assessment of the companies sustainability performance.2) The analysis will be based on the comparison of…
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models have become a standard tool to quantify the macroeconomic effects of political measures. Most models assume a representative agent and often abstract from the…
The project aims to investigate economically relevant aspects of genetically modified (GM) food by means of laboratory experiments. Specifically, the research will be concerned with issues of valuation on the…
In a far-ranging reform to German social legislation, unemployment and social assistance have been joined into a common framework in 2005. In this project, the impacts of this reform for persons with migration…