The goal of this project is to analyse the relationship between offshoring and labour income risk. The project thereby sheds light on an aspect which has so far received little attention in the literature but…
The cross-border company taxation in the member states of the European Union and the OECD distorts investment and financing decisions and hence the allocation of capital. This results from differing tax levels…
This project analyzes the determinants of European banks’ risk behavior, with particular attention on the financial crisis. Special emphasis is placed on retail banks (savings banks and cooperative banks), who…
The aim of this study is to assess the contributions of investment banking to productivity and growth of the German economy. To this end we will analyse both the economic benefits and the risks stemming from…
The project aimed at developing and assessing policy instruments for the adaptation to climate change with an integrated economic approach. In particular, existing structures of financing and incentivizing…
Background:Changing the energy systems to climate friendly and sustainable systems is one of the largest challenges facing society today. The characteristics of the innovation systems with respect to new and…
Large parts of corporate investment consist of corporate takeovers. The aim of the research proposal is to analyze empirically in how far taxes influence such takeovers. The project’s first research question is…
Recently, natural resources have once again gained increasing public interest. Relevant issues are the security of supply and raw material prices, but also environmental damages caused for instance by mining.…
Highspeed internet access is a key pre-requisite for new services to households such as Video on Demand. Moreover, it might also be a low-budget alternative for emerging enterprises with comparably low data…
This study explores the role of high technology areas for the German innovation system and inhowfar a focus of innovation policy on these areas is advantageous. The study looks at the application of high…
Pursuing the goals of the Lisbon Strategy, the European Commission addresses the malfunctioning of the Internal Market due to corporate tax obstacles. In this context, effective tax burdens reveal possible…
More than 800 German companies are currently regulated under the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). Companies face the challenge of optimizing individual behavior and internal decisions with respect to the…