This book focuses on the questions of how territorial differences in productivity levels and unemployment rates arise in the first place and why territorial differences in labor market performance persist over time. Unemployment divergence and unemployment club convergence have been touched on...

The past decade has been a time of drastic developments, both in financial markets and in related academic research. Among the most striking developments are the expanded stockholder base, the increased popularity of mutual funds among households, and the growing importance of private pension...

The contributions collected in this volume take a fresh look at the traditional debate on education, training and labour market outcomes. The quality of education is difficult to measure in the education market and does not always find clear recognition in the labour market. The book provides...

Discussing the economics of entrepreneurship, this book views that it should establish a framework of analysis that integrates the understanding of the determinants and the effects of entrepreneurship and innovation without neglecting the functioning of the inducement mechanisms. For this...

Shortly before of the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008 REITs were introduced in several European countries based on their success in mature markets like the US, Australia and some Asian countries. While the history of REITs in Europe has been relatively brief, REITs are well on...

International Insurance Markets: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies—An Introduction -- The United States Insurance Market: Characteristics and Trends -- The Japanese Insurance Market and Companies: Recent Trends -- The UK Insurance Industry—Structure and Performance -- The...

People move, individually and collectively, for a combination of economic, social, political and cultural reasons. The impact of migration on the individuals concerned, their families, the countries they leave and the societies they join raises issues that are hotly contested by academics,...

Leistungsfähige Straßen und Schienenwege sind die Lebensadern von Mobilität und Logistik. Angesichts steigender Belastungen der öffentlichen Haushalte gestaltet sich der Erhalt und Ausbau der Verkehrsinfrastruktur jedoch zunehmend schwierig. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat acatech in...

Die Forschung zur Mobilität weist eine sehr dynamische Entwicklung und große thematische Breite auf. Deshalb ist es notwendig, zukünftige Trends im Automotive Engineering, im Automotive Management, künftige Mobilitätskonzepte und die Zukunft der mobilen Kommunikation gemeinsam zu...