. However, while we obtain clear evidence that the technological importance or quality of patented innovation mattered for the …

changes in modelling strategy and econometric methodology, over the past twenty years, on estimation of firm-level investment … correction, traditional between- and within-firm estimation versus GMM estimation, the investment behavior of French firms versus … significant improvement in the specification, estimation and interpretation of firm investment equations; we also fin some real …

The aim of this paper is to describe for (West) Germany the historical relationship between health and disability on … harsh living conditions among the civilian population in Germany. Our data show higher early retirement rates among those …

Riester pensions are voluntary, but heavily subsidized private pension schemes in Germany. They were designed as a …

The aim of this paper is to illustrate for Germany the factors that may explain the U-shaped pattern of older men …

decisions in Germany, in particular disability benefit uptake. We show that financial incentives to retire do affect sick …

policy. It takes Germany as an example, but it equally applies to the other large economies in Continental Europe. The paper …