Performing causal analyses in the field of Economics of Education has been constrained by the lack of large panel datasets. With some exceptions, mostly in the UK and the US, most available datasets are…
This study is aimed at analyzing the market for overdraft facilities with a special focus on the level and development of interest rates and consumer behavior regarding this product. It is a joint study between…
Based on the keyword „net neutrality“, most recently a controversial discussion emerged in Europe and in particular in Germany on the role of the state and how transmission neutrality in communication networks…
The project extends the evaluation of German family policies by taking into account the life-cycle dimension. The study begins by documenting typical patterns of use of these measures over the life cycle. A…
The study will provide an overview of the situation of the VC industry in the EU, its perspectives for and barriers to further development. In addition, the project will provide suggestions for policy…
Innovation strategies of companies are most interesting when they are analyzed in the long run. For this research, panel information of innovative and patenting behavior is the most suitable. Patents are often…
The goal of this study is to gain insights in the relationship between the educational structure of the unemployed and the labor market effects of labor market institutions. More concretely, it will be answered…
The empirical literature specifically addressing the differences between financial and tax accounting (reporting gap) in Germany is rather small. This is probably explained by the difficulty of obtaining…
In most European countries, including Germany, tertiary education is mostly publicly financed. It is therefore of central relevance for the State and for society that this investment of public means occurs in an…
The goal of the project was to evaluate the firm specific costs of greenhouse gas regulation that stems from the EU emissions trading scheme. By doing so, the focus was on special firm characteristics that…
In markets for entertainment media such as music, films, books or video games there is usually a steady influx of new products. We also observe strong fluctuations in consumer demand. Sales figures are often at…