The project proposes a new approach to modeling the relationship between real estate investments, the stock market, and the economy. The new model is applied using simulation methods to investigate if empirical…
The project will consider the impact of speculative trading on oil futures prices. Though many studies have considered its impact on the spot market, there is no research on the effect of speculation on the term…
Real estate markets are of high overall economic importance. Around 20 percent of overall value added can be traced to real estate activities. The major part of private wealth is held in real estate. In spite…
Cartel agreements between firms typcially aim at reducing competition and increasing joint profits. Due to the fact that such agreements regularly cause substantial economic harm in the form of elevated prices and…
In the current discussion on the restructuring of the European banking sector, the introduction of a banking systems with separation of commercial and investment banking is being thoroughly analyzed. A banking…
The intensification of the European debt crisis can partly be attributed to the fact that there exist no standardized debt restructuring mechanisms. Even though several attempts to establish well-defined …
The objective of the project is to identify and construct forward-looking indicators in order to assess the developments in the markets of selected sectors.
The aim of this study is to quantify the long-term economic value added that can be achieved by increasing labor force participation of older workers in Germany. For this purpose, different scenarios regarding…