1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review and Methodological Concerns -- 3 The German Corporations Database (GCD) -- 4 Frequency, Causes, and Consequences of Control Transfers -- 5 Determinants of Acquisition and Failure -- 6 Corporate Governance, Market Discipline, and Productivity Growth -- 7...

Introduction -- Background for the Empirical Analyses: Institutional Details and Data -- Centralized versus Decentralized Welfare Administration -- The Employment Effects of an Intensified Use of Benefit Sanctions -- The Effectiveness of Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs --...