Using a newly constructed panel dataset of German enterprises, I estimate R&D and capital investment equations for the time period from 1990 to 1994. Simple accelerator specifications indicate considerable sensitivity of R&D and investment to cash flow for relatively small firms. Much of this...

Die asymmetrische Besteuerung von Zinseinkünften und Kursgewinnen kann zu Marktsegmentationen in Form von Steuer-Klientel-Effekten führen. Darunter ist der Tatbestand zu verstehen, daß es für PrivatanIeger mit hohem Grenzsteuersatz nicht sinnvoll ist, Anleihen mit hohem Kupon zu erwerben und...

A dynamic random effects probit model is estimated on the first six waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel to test for state dependence effects in male unemployment behaviour. Estimation of the model is based on the marginal likelihood approach. In the model an individual's unemployment...

We test the assimilation hypothesis as initially proposed by Chiswick (1978) by making. use of a rich panel dataset for Germany which allows us to control for unobserved population heterogeneity and potential selectivity bias arising from an individual's re-migration decision and employment...

We analyze guest-workers' expected duration of stay in Germany within an econometric model taking into account the important distinction between permanent and temporary stayers, where the expected duration of stay for the latter is differentiated in short-term, medium-term and long-term stayers....

The development of the West German earnings distribution in the 1980's is analysed on the basis of both the German Socio-Economic Panel and micro-data from the Employment Register of the Federal Labour Office. We find that earnings inequality in Germany has increased very little in the 1980's,...

In this paper we discuss determinants of firm survival and growth in Germany within its pre-1989 boundaries. We develop our central hypotheses on the basis of a simple theoretical model describing the self-selection of heterogeneous entrepreneurs into particular legal forms, and the implications...

Der folgende Beitrag analysiert das Verhalten des DAX-Futures im ersten Jahr seines Bestehens und untersucht insbesondere die Arbitrage-Effizienz dieses neuen Marktes relativ zum Kassamarkt unter Verwendung sämtlicher Transaktionskurse. Dabei zeigt sich, daß die Anzahl der...

Die asymmetrische Besteuerung von Zinseinkünften und Kursgewinnen bei Privatanlegern kann zu Marktsegmentationen führen, die als Steuer-Klientel-Effekte bezeichnet werden. In der vorliegenden empirischen Studie wird dazu erstmals eine systematische quantitative Auswertung an den...