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 …
This project contributed in three respects to the empirical literature on the diffusion of climate friendly and energy efficient technologies. First, the project extended the current analysis of technology…
This project seeks to provide insights into the causes of the dramatic decline in fertility rates in East Germany. Our conjecture is that the observed changes are a rationale response to changes in the labour…
This project is motivated by the insight that production processes at the technological frontier are no guarantee for a company’s market success. In addition, a company must safeguard its reputation for…
The project aimed at developing and assessing policy instruments for the adaptation to climate change with an integrated economic approach. In particular, existing structures of financing and incentivizing…
This project analyzes the determinants of European banks’ risk behavior, with particular attention on the financial crisis. Special emphasis is placed on retail banks (savings banks and cooperative banks), who…
The aim of this study is to assess the contributions of investment banking to productivity and growth of the German economy. To this end we will analyse both the economic benefits and the risks stemming from…
The goal of this project is to analyse the relationship between offshoring and labour income risk. The project thereby sheds light on an aspect which has so far received little attention in the literature but…
The cross-border company taxation in the member states of the European Union and the OECD distorts investment and financing decisions and hence the allocation of capital. This results from differing tax levels…
Large parts of corporate investment consist of corporate takeovers. The aim of the research proposal is to analyze empirically in how far taxes influence such takeovers. The project’s first research question is…
Background:Changing the energy systems to climate friendly and sustainable systems is one of the largest challenges facing society today. The characteristics of the innovation systems with respect to new and…
Highspeed internet access is a key pre-requisite for new services to households such as Video on Demand. Moreover, it might also be a low-budget alternative for emerging enterprises with comparably low data…