Although Europe has seen major growth in defined contribution (DC) plans, there has not been a uniform development across countries. The importance, form, regulation and product requirements of DC differ…
Due to substantial international interdependence, economic activity for specific countries cannot be analyzed without a close look on the development of the world economy. However, indicators that reflect …
The project aims at a specific proposal for an instrument to measure current and prospective skill needs on the German labor market, differentiated according to qualification leve, sectors, and preferably…
The project analyzes the economic importance of family enterprises in Germany. It uses the firm data by the “Verband der Vereine Creditreform” which almost completely represent the whole population of German…
Vast efforts have recently been devoted to represent the family in a realistic fashion and develop strategies for the identification of both the individual preferences and the bargaining position of each member…
In this project, we study the evolution of earnings mobility in Germany. Particular attention will be given to the dynamics of earnings in the low-wage sector, by providing a descriptive analysis how the…
Economic theories suggest that due to household responsibilities and being the secondary earner, married women are restricted with regard to their geographic mobility compared with their male …
The aim of this research project is to estimate the effect of pre-school institutional child care on child outcomes at school entry. In particular, we are interested in evaluating how the duration of child…
The continuation project "International climate policy and fairness preferences" had two objectives. The first objective was to analyse whether preferences for fairness can be distinguished from preferences for…
The national research and innovation policy supports innovation processes and influences economic and employment growth. The project analyses the German research and innovation policy in an international context…
In this research project we considered the question whether vertical integration affects the conditions of electricity standard contracts. A standard contract is a universal service obligation (USO) as it ensures…
The project carried out an additional survey to the innovation survey 2009 and analyse it. All firms having responded in the innovation survey 2009 that they have introduced eco-innovations were asked for more…