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Causal Inference in Empirical Applications Using Individual- and Aggregate-Level Data

Schriftenreihe volkswirtschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse

This thesis is structured in two main parts that contain our analyses using individualand aggregate-level data.

Our first part introduces a new dataset on the individual level, which we use to investigate economic questions in the fields of labor economics and economics of education. More specifically, it…

Eine ökonomische und wettbewerbsrechtliche Beurteilung von Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken

EURO-Wirtschaft – Studien zur ökonomischen Entwicklung Europas

Unternehmen sehen sich aufgrund von Effizienzgesichtspunkten im Rahmen der sogenannten Make-or-Buy-Entscheidung zunehmend dazu gezwungen, sich auf ihre Kernkompetenzen zu konzentrieren und periphere Aufgabenbereiche auszulagern. Zugleich besteht der Bedarf, die Kontrolle auf ausgelagerte Prozesse nicht vollständig…

Ökonomische Theorie der Religionen

Ökonomie in Staat, Kirche und Gesellschaft

In den 60er Jahren gab es in den USA eine erste Beschäftigung mit ökonomischen Fragen der Religion, insbesondere zu Aspekten des dort regen Wettbewerbs zahlreicher divergierender Bekenntnisse. Insbesondere Gary S. Becker, der spätere Nobelpreisträger, wandte ökonomische Methoden bei der Untersuchung…

Economic Analysis of a Great Recession

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Asset price bubbles refer to both real estate bubbles and stock market bubbles. The collapse of an asset price bubble means that asset prices go down while liabilities do not. As a result, millions of people have impaired balance sheets. Put another way, millions of people are in debt. In order to reduce their…

Three Essays on Housing Market Analysis in Germany

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This book is made up of three distinct papers, all of which focus on real house prices in Germany. The German economy is especially interesting for this endeavor as real house prices, until recently, have been falling steadily over the last twenty five years.

The approach of this book is to first…

Global Perspectives on Sustainable Regional Development

Probleme und Chancen der Globalisierung

The present volume is interdisciplinary in scope, written for economists, social scientists, civil servants, environmental protectionists, and individuals alike who are interested and working in the field of sustainable development. The volume is a compilation of mainly research results from economics covering…

Foreign Direct Investment Dynamics in South East Asian Countries

Theoretical Aspects and New Empirical Evidence

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The Southeast Asian countries that are covered in this study are all members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This study not only analyzes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at the aggregate level, but also at the sectoral level, namely in the Information and Communication Technologies sector.…

Agglomeration and Sorting – Determinants of Regional Productivity Differentials

A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

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Regionale Produktivitätsunterschiede zwischen städtischen und ländlichen Regionen werden gewöhnlich mit steigenden Skalenerträgen aufgrund von Agglomeration erklärt. Diese Skalenerträge nennt man daher auch Agglomerationsökonomien. Das Werk trägt zur Literatur bei, indem es den Zusammenhang zwischen…

From the Lisbon Strategy to Europe 2020 and Beyond

Rethinking the Rationale for a Common European Economic Policy

EURO-Wirtschaft – Studien zur ökonomischen Entwicklung Europas

During the last couple of years the lack of competitiveness of many European economies has been brutally exposed. This book presents a detailed analysis of the failed attempt of the European Commission to enhance competitiveness and rethinks the rationale for delegating competences to the EU. [...]

On the Nature of Fundamental-based and Panic-based Bank Runs

An Analysis of the Origins of Bank Runs

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In the last decades, bank runs appeared to be a relic of the past. The run incidents during the recent global financial crisis have however shown that the threat of bank runs has not vanished and still represents a severe problem for the stability and performance of modern economies‘ banking systems. [...]