Projects of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.06. – 31.07.2008

    Retailisation of non-harmonised investmentfunds in the EU

    The main task of this project is to analyze ways of retailisation of investment funds not regulated by the UCITS derivative. The study concentrates on two European markets: Poland and Germany.

  2. Project // 01.04.2008 – 30.06.2009

    Price Formation in the European Emission Trading Scheme

    The aim of the project is a comprehensive analysis of the price formation process of exchange-traded European emission allowances (EUAs). The primary goal is to determine the influence of publicly and privately…

  3. Project // 01.04.2008 – 30.09.2011

    Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures in Europe: Impact on innovation, employment growth, and competitiveness

    The project aims to provide a better understanding of the impact of venture capital and private equity financing on the economic performance of innovative entrepreneurial ventures in Europe, as …

  4. Project // 01.01.2008 – 30.04.2010

    Buy and Build-Strategies of Private Equity Companies

    Buy-and-build strategies (leveraged build-up, strategic roll-up) are part of the active portfolio management of private equity companies. Thereby the financial investors frequently focus on a certain fragmented…

  5. Project // 23.11.2007 – 23.07.2008

    Study on economic integration and business cycle synchronization

    For the well-functioning of a common currency, convergence of business cycles in participating is of considerable importance. In the absence of convergence, monetary policy will not satisfy the needs of all,…

  6. Project // 19.11.2007 – 31.01.2009

    Assessment of Germany as a Financial Centre

    The aim of the project is to assess the competitiveness of Germany as an international financial centre compared to main European competitors (Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, UK). In the first part of the…

  7. Project // 01.11.2007 – 31.12.2008

    Market Microstructure and Market Shares in the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme: A Descriptive Study

    The purpose of the project is a preliminary descriptive analysis of the microstructure of EU CO2 emissions allowances (EUAs) markets and an assessment of market shares of German corporations in the European…

  8. Project // 01.09.2007 – 31.01.2008

    Analysis of Subsidies on Dedicated Savings According to the „Wohnungsbauprämiengesetz“

    The report analyses subsidies for savings on Bausparkassen accounts in a theoretical and empirical perspective. First the development of this specific instrument is described against the broader background of…