This paper focuses on finding starting-values for the estimation of Vector STAR models. Based on a Monte Carlo study, different procedures are evaluated. Their performance is assessed with respect to model fit…
Demographic ageing is expected to affect labour markets in very different ways on a regional scale. Contributing to this debate, we explore the spatio-temporal patterns of recent distributional changes in the…
Many countries, especially in Europe, have ambitious goals to transform their national energy systems towards renewable energies. Technological change in both renewable production and efficient use of energy can…
In Deutschland muss aufgrund des auslaufenden Finanzausgleichsgesetzes eine Entscheidung über den vom Jahr 2020 an geltenden bundesstaatlichen Finanzausgleich getroffen werden. Dieser Beitrag bietet vor…
