In this project we provide a contribution to the CERRE project “Regulating Smart Metering in Europe: Technical, Economic and Legal Challenges”, where cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) in different countries are being…
The SPINTAN project aims at discovering the theoretical and empirical underpins of public intangible policies. It widens previous work carried out by Corrado, Hulten and Sichel (2005, 2009) including the public…
In the context of the worrying development of youth unemployment in the European Union, the project aims to describe and compare the development of the labour market perspectives for persons under 25 over the last…
The aim of this research is to determine the extent and scope of innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the city of Berlin in the years 2011 to 2013 as well as the planned innovation activities…
The quality of the public administration is an important driver of EU competitiveness and influences firms' growth prospects through a number of channels. During their lifetime, firms interact with public…
The increasing international integration of labour markets can no longer be sufficiently described along industry sectors or skill categories based on educational achievements. Instead, technological innovations…
Overcoming the current economic crisis and ensuring long-term competitiveness and growth is a key policy challenge for Europe. Since innovation is the classical source of knowledge creation, it is seen as key…
The objective of this study was to document whether the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) has had an impact on low-carbon investment and operating decisions of companies covered by the EU ETS. The study was…
The project aims at assessing the economic relevance of credit scoring. The central topics are the usefulness of credit scores for the prediction of credit risks as well the effects of credit scoring on future …
From the perspective of optimal currency areas, a monetary union such as the euro area which is characterized by low labor mobility needs fiscal institutions which may have stabilizing effects in the case of…
The debate on the competences between the EU and its member states has risen in line with the most recent financial and debt crisis. While some supporter of the EU argue that its competences are still too small…