Effizienzbeurteilung von Hochschulen -- Internationaler Forschungsstand der Effizienzbeurteilung mittels Data Envelopment Analysis -- Konstruktion eines mathematischen Modells für die mehrstufige und mehrperiodige Effizienzbeurteilung von Hochschulen -- Implementierung des mathematischen...

Rural England plays a significant role in the economy of the United Kingdom, but an even larger social and cultural role. And it is unique among OECD regions, in that it is geographically compact, with rural inhabitants generally no more than a half hour’s drive from an urban area. There is...

This accessible textbook offers the first critical introduction to the UK's urban and rural planning policy. Andrew Gilg explains and evaluates policy development at each of the key stages:. · Objectives: what is the aim of planning in the UK?. · Methods: how appropriate is UK planning...

This paper measures the causal effect of coalition vs. single-party governments on fiscal policies using a data set of 396 municipalities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the time period 1985-2004. Using a regression discontinuity design to take the endogeneity of the type of...