With many industries experiencing significant concentration processes during the last years, suppliers are increasingly confronted with powerful buyers. The common belief is that exertion of buyer power…

It is still an open question whether increasing life expectancy as such is causing higher health care expenditures (HCE) in a population. According to the "red herring" hypothesis, the positive correlation…

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Form follows function is a principle usually associated with modern architecture and industrial design. According to that principle, the shape of a building or an object should be primarily based on its…

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Immigrant-native wage differentials are observed in many countries, so in Germany. However, the available empirical literature for Germany defined the groups in consideration, immigrants and natives, by…

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This book offers the reader a state-of-the-art overview on theory and empirics of business cycle synchronisation, structural reform and economic integration. Focusing on the ongoing integration process in the…