The aim of this study is to first give an overview of weather and catastrophe derivatives traded on the financial markets. The second part of this project will provide a detailed description of the models…
Demographic ageing in Europe has raised concerns that an ageing population weakens the competitiveness of knowledge-based economies by diminishing the economy’s capacity to generate technological advances. Our…
The project aims at developing a coherent research and consulting strategy for the research area Personnel Economics within the department Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy. The existing …
Greater efficiency and a substantial proportion of energy from renewable sources are the main properties of Germany’s new path towards sustainable energy. This transition requires a fundamental change of both…
Performing causal analyses in the field of Economics of Education has been constrained by the lack of large panel datasets. With some exceptions, mostly in the UK and the US, most available datasets are…
Within the last few years, the impact of governmental greenhouse gas emission control regulation on national competitiveness and growth potentials faced increasing interest among economists. The main concern is…
This study is aimed at analyzing the market for overdraft facilities with a special focus on the level and development of interest rates and consumer behavior regarding this product. It is a joint study between…
Based on the keyword „net neutrality“, most recently a controversial discussion emerged in Europe and in particular in Germany on the role of the state and how transmission neutrality in communication networks…
The study will provide an overview of the situation of the VC industry in the EU, its perspectives for and barriers to further development. In addition, the project will provide suggestions for policy…
The project extends the evaluation of German family policies by taking into account the life-cycle dimension. The study begins by documenting typical patterns of use of these measures over the life cycle. A…
In this project, the start-up activity in the German High-Tech sector is analysed over time with respect to the number of firms per 10’000 persons in working age (start-up intensity) and its share in total…