1. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Do Private Equity Owners Increase Risk of Financial Distress and Bankruptcy?

    There is some controversy on the key sources of success in the private equity model and on how this business model affects the portfolio companies. We investigate financial distress risks of European companies…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2012

    The Impact of Ownership on Price-Setting in Retail-Energy Markets – the German Case

    This paper analyzes whether public ownership has an impact on providers’ price-setting. Under the assumption of more efficient energy provision which benefits customers a large number of former energy…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Age and Productivity – Sector Differences

    In most industrialised countries, the workforce is ageing rapidly. If ageing workforces affect sectors differently, the total impact of ageing will depend on the industrial structure of an economy. This paper…