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Impure public goods and technological interdependencies

Löschel, Andreas; Rübbelke, Dirk T.G. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 36 (2009) November, pp. 596-615

results are compared to the results of a numerical approach based on climate policy in Germany. Findings – The study shows …

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Does marriage pay more than cohabitation?

Barg, Katherin; Beblo, Miriam - In: Journal of Economic Studies 36 (2009) November, pp. 552-570

and the cohabiting wage premium in Germany to draw conclusions about the sources, typically explained by specialisation (e … wage premium in Germany using a shifting panel design for marriages and move-ins from 1993 to 2004 in the German Socio … first investigation of family-status-related wage premiums in Germany. …

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Growth, volatility, and credit market imperfections: evidence from German firms

Buch, Claudia; Doepke, Joerg - In: Journal of Economic Studies 35 (2008) July, pp. 263-277

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, it studies whether output volatility and growth are linked at the firm-level, using data for German firms. Second, it explores whether the link between volatility and growth depends on the degree of credit market imperfections....

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Schmoller and Althoff at the University of Strasburg

Balabkins, Nicholas W. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 189-200

Describes briefly the personal histories and important professional association of Gustav Schmoller and Friedrich Althoff emphasizing their innovatory period 1870-1882 at Strasburg.

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The University as an Economic Institution: The Political Economy of the Althoff System

Backhaus, Jurgen G. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 8-29

academic institutions in Germany for almost a generation. As a close collaborator of leading German scholars his influence …

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The Creation of Business Economics as a Discipline

Schneider, Dieter - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 262-274

Compares research and teaching of today's business economics with its predecessor disciplines before 1890. Describes attempts to organize commercial high schools from 1890 – business economics has its roots in these institutions. Discusses the reasons for the separation of business economics,...

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Entrepreneurship in a Bureaucracy: The Case of Friedrich Althoff

Peirce, W.S.; Kruger, P. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 52-70

Discusses the factors relating to the success of Friedrich Althoff as an innovator (or entrepreneur), within the nineteenth century bureaucratic Prussian public administration, that enabled him to be the driving force in the building of the university system. These include acquiring control over...

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The Impact of the Prussian and German University Administrations on the Austrian University System between 1875 and 1914

Hoflechner, Walter - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 177-188

Describes the development of the Austrian university system 1875-1914. German influence was detrimental to Austrian universities' hopes for improving standards, higher status and autonomy. German scholarship was linked with German nationalism – increasing conflict between German-speaking and...

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Althoff's Administration of the Academic System: An Economic Approach

Vereeck, Lode - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 71-89

Argues that the autonomy of the Althoff administration was based on the “personal regime” of Friedrich Althoff. The public choice approach of bureaucratic behaviour reveals the basis for this autonomy: professionalism and continuity. Manageable span of control and entrepreneurship...

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The University as a Social Institution: The Change in Academic Institutions in Germany at the End of the Nineteenth Century

Prisching, Manfred - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) September, pp. 30-51

Looks at the university at the end of the nineteenth century using the concept of a “social institution”, and applying four approaches. A functional analysis provides insights into the kinds of knowledge a university produces. Examination of changes in these functions in the nineteenth...

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