[...] Neben der spezifisch verkehrswissenschaftlichen und raumordnerischen Sicht wurde auch die verhaltenswissenschaftliche Perspektive zum Problem der Mobilität an Grenzen vertieft. Der Blick auf ausgewählte Problemsituationen an den hoch belasteten Grenzen, beispielsweise zur Schweiz, zu den...

Ziel der von ARL und ÖGR gemeinsam veranstalteten Wissenschaftlichen Plenarsitzung im Mai 2000 war es, das Problembewusstsein zu schärfen und vor dem Hintergrund der Forderung nach nachhaltiger Entwicklung zu klären, wie im Hinblick auf die Raumplanung zu einer zukunftssicheren...

Available studies on asymmetries in the monetary transmission mechanism within Europe are invariably based on macro-economic evidence: such evidence is abundant but often contradictory. This paper takes a different route by using micro-economic data. We use the information contained in the...

It has been widely remarked that US import prices have not fully reflected movements in the exchange rate. This paper begins with an investigation of the actual extent of "pricing to market" by foreign suppliers. It shows that pricing to market is a real phenomenon, but not universal; in...

This paper examines the distribution of the values of patent rights in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany during the post-1950 period. These values are inferred from the behavior of patentees with respect to payment of renewal fees on their patents. A simple economic model of renewal...

This paper studies household financial choices in four euro area countries. The goal of the analysis is to understand the sources of the differences in these choices and their implications for the impact of monetary policy on consumption. The estimation of key parameters uses a simulated method...