1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    The Importance of Cognitive and Social Skills for the Duration of Unemployment

    This paper studies how cognitive and social skills in childhood are related to the duration of unemployment in adolescence and early adulthood. I estimate a flexible proportional hazard rate model for the…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

    This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 46 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial.…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    The role of research orientation for attracting competitive research funding

    This article studies the role of research orientation for attracting research grants at higher education institutions in Germany. Traditionally research activities were funded by the institutions’ core budget.…