In the course of the liberalisation of electricity markets in the EU Member States, the question as to the suitable regulatory framework for environmental policy needs to be asked anew. Therefore, this research…
Ten Eastern European countries are currently conducting negotiations with the EU with the aim of becoming a member of the European Union as soon as possible. When joining the EU, these Eastern European countries…
Income differentials between the qualified and unqualified which have increased in the last two decades are explained by the increasing importance of international trade (outsourcing of wage-intensive production…
The globalisation of markets, rapid technical progress, varying regional market dynamism and the international exchange of goods and services gradually change the terms of competition for companies. Heavy …
This research project aims at establishing the internal and external costs of land-based passenger transport for different means of transport, and at internalising them in such a way that efficient pricing becomes…
The primary objective of the IMPRESS project is to establish a Europe-wide methodological framework for analysing the impact of clean production on employment. In addition, the project will produce empirical…
According to the European Parliament, unemployment, social disintegration, the lack of an integrative policy, and the worsening of urban services and living conditions cause frustration and despair, especially…
The issues addressed here were advanced as part of a project group on integrated sustainable development policy commissioned by the Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gesellschaft. This meant a unification of environmental,…
Typically, students are assumed to decide on their optimal investment in education by weighing the costs arising from the acquisition of education with the expected benefit in terms of wages, in other words, by…
The aim of this study was to undertake a European comparative analysis of the determinants and the effects of educational investments on the individual level. The focus of the study was laid on secondary…
This project which started in October 1998 is part of the DFG main topic “Interdisciplinary Research into Firm Foundation”. The main objective of the project is the evaluation of the post entry performance of…