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Start-up success of freelancers : new microeconometric evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel

Merz, Joachim (contributor); Paic, Peter (contributor) - 2006

If certain start-up characteristics will indicate a business success, knowing such characteristics could generate more successful start-ups and more efficient start-up counseling. Our study will contribute to this by quantifying individual success determinants of freelance start-ups. The data...

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On the organizational structure of multinational firms : which sourcing mode for which input?

Südekum, Jens; Nowak, Verena Nina; Schwarz, Christian - 2012

inputs inside their boundaries. This observation is difficult to reconcile with the property rights approach of the firm … this paper we introduce economies of scope into a property rights model where a producer contracts with two suppliers. The … decides whether to offshore inputs. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; property rights approach …

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Keeping in touch : a benefit of public holidays

Merz, Joachim (contributor); Osberg, Lars (contributor) - 2006

This paper argues that public holidays facilitate the co-ordination of leisure time but do not constrain the annual amount of leisure. Public holidays therefore have benefits both in the utility of leisure on holidays and (by enabling people to maintain social contacts more easily) in increasing...

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Zipf's law for cities in the regions and the country

Giesen, Kristian (contributor); Südekum, Jens (contributor) - 2009

The salient rank-size rule known as Zipf's law is not only satisfied for Germany's national urban hierarchy, but also …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003794024

Time and income poverty : an interdependent multidimensional poverty approach with German time use diary data

Merz, Joachim; Rathjen, Tim - 2009

multinomial logit based on time use diary data of the German Time Use Study 2001/02. One striking result for Germany: the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879371

Time use and time budgets : improvements, future challenges and recommendations

Merz, Joachim - 2009

"Time-use statistics offer a unique tool for exploring a wide range of policy concerns including social change; division of labour; allocation of time for household work; the estimation of the value of household production; transportation; leisure and recreation; pension plans; and health-care...

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Cumulation of cross-section surveys: evaluation of alternative concepts for the cumulated Continuous Household Budget Surveys (LWR) 1999 until 2003 compared to the Sample Survey of...

Merz, Joachim; Stolze, Henning - 2010

With the development of household budget systems and with regard to the requirements of the European Union with new EU-SILC approaches, the cumulation of cross-section surveys to an integrated information system is recently discussed and required. In particular the reconstruction of household...

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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange

Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Lameli, Alfred; … - 2010

; language ; culture ; internal migration ; gravity ; Germany …

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Human capital investments in children : a comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries

Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010

composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … case of leisure time and eating time. -- parent-child time ; comparative research ; welfare regimes ; Finland ; Germany …

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Industry churning and the evolution of cities : evidence for Germany

Findeisen, Sebastian (contributor); … - 2007

size distribution of West Germany, much better than the simple rank-size rule known as Zipf's law. The main mechanism of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591489