Im Zusammenhang mit der Suche nach Mehreinnahmen für die Staatskassen wurde in jüngster Zeit öfter eine Erhöhung der Erbschaft- und Schenkungsteuer in die Diskussion gebracht. Als Argument wurde dabei angeführt,…
This paper analyses the relationship between education, gender and earnings in France and Germany. The model chosen here enables to estimate the impact of education not only on the expected earnings level but…
In this paper we assess the impact of flexible work time schedules on firm efficiency using representative establishment data for Germany. Following the approach by Battese and Coelli (1995), we estimate a…
This paper conducts a spatial econometric analysis of the determinants of regional specialisation patterns. Spatial autocorrelation is present, but is mostly due to spatial error autocorrelation. Spatial…
This study analyses relative sectoral specialisation of EU regions on the basis of investment and employment patterns. Controlling for heteroscedasticity and potential endogeneity in the econometric analysis, we…
