We develop a macroeconomic portfolio stress test that is specifically geared towards small and medium-sized banks. We combine a credit risk stress test which simulates credit impairments via a CreditMetrics type multi-factor portfolio model with an income stress test in the form of dynamic panel...

We analyze the relationship between managerial ownership and company performance, testing the incentive and entrenchment hypothesis. Differently from previous literature, we focus on small and medium-sized private enterprises which constitute an important part of the German economy. We use a...

Vorbereitungen beim Unternehmenskauf -- Ermittlung des Unternehmenswerts -- Verkauf einer GmbH -- Verkauf eines Betriebs oder einer Personenhandelsgesellschaft -- Anforderungen an die Vertragsgestaltung -- Die Finanzierung des Unternehmenskaufs -- Steuerimplikationen der Finanzierung des...

Part I: The Concept and its Reception -- Chapter 1. A Brief History of the Hidden Champions -- Chapter 2. Hidden Champions and Export Success -- Chapter 3. Hidden Champions: The Definition. Chapter 4. Why Are There Hidden Champions? -- Chapter 5. Reception of the Hidden Champions Concept -- Part...

The economic policy response to COVID-19 lockdowns included a variety of measures. Their effects on non-financial firms, however, remain unclear. To shed light on the effect of transfers, we investigate the effect of German emergency aid transfers (November-December aid), a program designed for...

Mergers & acquisitions are an essential instrument of strategic corporate management for companies of all sizes. The success of an M&A project highly depends on an optimal transaction preparation, fast execution and the experience of all parties involved. Due to numerous endogenous and exogenous...

This paper analyses the causal effects of weaker dismissal protection on the incidence of long-term sickness ( six weeks). We exploit a German policy change, which shifted the threshold exempting small establishments from dismissal protection from five to ten workers. Using administrative data,...