In addition to the competition of European tax schemes, current discussion increasingly centres around the competition of social security systems. This subject addresses the financial restrictions as well as the…
The goal of this project is to examine the determinants and employment impact of firm foundations and self-employment from theoretical and empirical viewpoints. In the theoretical part we will devise a model in…
The level of interest rates has been extraordinarily low in the last few years in Germany and provokes an analysis of the effects of lasting interest rate cuts on the income situation and demand on the part of…
This projects aims to develop a new concept of selecting the first market entry for new products and processes. The concept suggests that for many innovations there are leading markets that initiate the…
In the 1990’s the Federal Employment Service and the Federal Government in Germany spent over 400 billion DM on active labour market policy. Other public bodies also spend significant amounts on active measures.…
In the past decade the lubricants market has undergone profound changes. Technical, ecological, and economic requirements towards lubricants have increased. In traditional markets - e.g. the Federal Republic of…