The communication policy of the European Central Bank attracts a lot of attention from financial markets. This paper analyses the informational content of the monthly introductory statements of the ECB president…

• Optimistic Forecast for Swiss Stock Market
• Eurozone: Less Unanimity Regarding Further Interest Rate Hikes
• USA: Interest Rate Cut Expected
• Japan: The Majority Expects no Change in Economic Dynamics
• Great Britain:…

• Nachlassende Konjunkturdynamik
• Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
• ZEW-Finanzmarkttest: Ergebnisse der Augustumfrage 2007
• Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft: Unternehmen beurteilen konjunkturelle Lage…

Experten unterstützen Klimaziele der EU

Energiewirtschaft

• EU: Unabhängiger durch Energieeffizienz und Liberalisierung

Energiepreise

• CO2-Preise zum Ende der ersten Handelsperiode unklar
• Energiepreiserwartungen…

Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper…

• Erwartungen im Sog der Subprime-Krise
• EZB: Einstimmigkeit bezüglich Zinserhöhungskurs bröckelt
• USA: Baldige Zinssenkung erwartet
• Japan: Mehrheit erwartet konjunkturellen Stillstand
• Großbritannien: Bank of England…

For the first time data of German ICT and knowledge intensive service providers are used to analyze the relation between the age structure of the workforce and the probability of adopting new technologies. The…

Non-technological innovation is an important element of firms' innovation activities that both supplement and complement technological innovation, i.e. the introduction of new products and new processes. We…

This paper investigates the relationship between kindergarten attendance and secondary school track choice in West-Germany. Our analysis is based on a panel of 12 to 14-year olds with information from age two…