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On the production of victory : empirical determinants of battlefield success in modern war
Rotte, Ralph; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2002
Using a data set of historical battles from 1600 to 1973, this paper analyzes the empirical determinants of tactical success in modern war. Based on a reduced form approach we consider key elements of military theory as factors in the production of combat success, formalized in a military...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411277
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Is entrepreneurial success predictable? : An ex-ante analysis of the character-based approach
Caliendo, Marco (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper empirically analyzes whether the character-based approach, which is based on the personality structure and the human capital of business founders, allows prediction of entrepreneurial success. A unique data set is used consisting of 414 previously unemployed persons whose personal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003540253
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301655
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What predicts a successful life? : a life-course model of well-being
Layard, Peter R. G.; Clark, Andrew E.; Cornaglia, Francesca - 2013
If policy-makers care about well-being, they need a recursive model of how adult life-satisfaction is predicted by childhood influences, acting both directly and (indirectly) through adult circumstances. We estimate such a model using the British Cohort Study (1970). The most powerful childhood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201282
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The role of the regional milieu for the decision to start a new firm : empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf G. - 2002
are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411296
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Skills, scope, and success : an empirical look at the start-up process in creative industries in Germany
Kohn, Karsten; Wewel, Solvejg A. - 2018
Germany, our regression results show that entrepreneurs in creative industries tend to be younger and better educated than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881166
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Measuring richness and poverty : a micro data application to Europe and Germany
Peichl, Andreas (contributor); Schaefer, Thilo (contributor) - 2008
demonstrate the application of these new measures to analyze the development of poverty and richness over time in Germany, to … compare Germany to many other European countries and to investigate the impact of tax reforms on poverty and richness. Using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771064
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Kombilöhne und Mindestlöhne als Instrumente der Beschäftigungspolitik : Erfahrungen und Handlungsoptionen
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor) - 2006
approach regarding the introduction of additional minimum wages in Germany and more generous in-work benefits combined with an … unchanged level of social assistance. -- in-work benefits ; minimum wages ; subsidized employment ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003330274
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Productivity and size of the export market : evidence for West and East German plants, 2004
Wagner, Joachim (contributor) - 2007
first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading … actor on the world market for manufactured goods. It documents that firms that export to countries inside the euro-zone are … more productive than firms that sell their products in Germany only, but less productive than firms that export to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003539184
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Labor market adjustments after a large import shock : evidence from the German clothing industry and the multi-fibre arrangement
Braakmann, Nils; Wagner, Joachim - 2009
industries and occupations. -- Import shock ; adjustment ; clothing industry ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003926723