1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Who drives smart growth? The contribution of small and young firms to inventions in sustainable technologies

    Concentrating on sustainable patenting as an indicator for inventions in sustainable, green technologies, this study first presents the overall development in sustainable patenting at the European Patent…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Changing forces of gravity: how the crisis affected international banking

    The global financial crisis has brought to an end a rather unprecedented period of banks’ international expansion. We analyze the effects of the crisis on international banking. Using a detailed dataset on the…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Intertemporal stability of ambiguity preferences

    To make predictions with theories, usually we assume an individual's characteristics such as uncertainty preferences to be stable over time. In this paper, we analyze the stability of ambiguity preferences…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    The Short- and Long-term Effects of School Choice on Student Outcomes — Evidence from a School Choice Reform in Sweden

    This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice and competition among public schools as well as through a large-scale introduction of private…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Paid and unpaid labor in non-profit organizations: Does the substitution effect exist?

    In nonprofit organizations (NPOs) volunteers often work alongside paid workers. Such a coproduction setting can lead to tension between the two worker groups. This paper examines for the first time if and how…