We examine evidence for a systematic underperformance of Germany's state-owned banks in the current financial crisis … and study if the bank losses can be traced to the quality of bank governance. For this purpose, we examine the … are then related directly to the magnitude of bank losses in the recent financial crisis. Our data confirms that …

shareholder-oriented firms in a model of imperfect competition. Stakeholder firms are more (less) valuable than shareholder firms …

of migrants to four countries, viz. France, Germany, the UK and the US, which receive a substantial share of all …

World Cup finals were the first mega-event hosted by reunified Germany. We use this landmark event in German contemporary … history to investigate how the integration of the two parts of Germany progressed after 18 years of reunification. We still …

; public opinion poll ; PAYG pension system ; East Germany …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … time. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

question, we use the reunification of Germany as a natural experiment and study the post-reunification trajectory of …

this background, we empirically investigate gender-role attitudes in reunified Germany. Our results show that East Germans …