Das Problem -- Eine private Arbeitslosenversicherung für Deutschland -- Alternative Systeme der Arbeitslosenversicherung: Erfahrungen und Vorschläge -- Zur Empirie des Trennsystems -- Schlussbetrachtungen.

Einleitung -- Grundlagen und Definitionen -- Formen, Täter und Motive für Versicherungsbetrug (in der PHV) sowie die Folgen in Deutschland -- Der Versicherungsbetrüger als Nutzenmaximierer -- Vorkehrungen deutscher Versicherer zur Abwehr des Versicherungsbetrugs (in der PHV) -- Präventive...

Thomas Sonderegger und Simon Hartmann gehen der Frage nach, welche Rolle Telematik (z. B. Fahrtenschreiber, Crashrecorder) für die Zukunft der Motorfahrzeugversicherung spielt und wie diese Entwicklung durch Kundinnen und Kunden bewertet wird. Vor dem Hintergrund, dass manche Tarifierungen –...

Pensionomics puts forward a portfolio perspective on the combination of funded and unfunded pension arrangements. In a second-best type argument it is formally shown that a Pay-As-You-Go pension system can substitute the tradability of human capital. While this ideal form of diversification can...

This book examines sustainable wealth formation and dynamic decision-making. The global economy experienced a veritable meltdown of asset markets in the years 2007-9, where many funds were overexposed to risky returns and suffered considerable losses. On the other hand, the long-term upswing in...

The meaning of wealth has become one of the least understood concepts of our time. Whether you desire wealth, have wealth, or wish to redistribute wealth, the roadmaps to success have been painted over by outdated financial models, politically charged rhetoric, and the mistaken belief that at...

This study contributes to the economic discounting debate by examining the welfare and policy implications of distorted time preferences for private investments. The analysis is applied to the energy industry, where it is of particular importance. In the transition to low-carbon energy...

This book offers a novel perspective that allows to incorporate changing consumption and production structure into models of economic growth. Starting from the empirical observation that income and consumption structure are closely related, it develops a tractable theoretical framework which...

Preliminaries -- and Overview -- Demand Theory Under Review -- Quantile Regression: A Robust Alternative to Least Squares -- Analyses of Data from BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys -- Description of Data Used from the Ongoing BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys -- Stability of U.S. Consumption...

Introduction -- Notes on Some Theories of Giffen Behaviour -- Exact and Useful Optimization Methods for Microeconomics -- On the Definitions of Giffen and Inferior Goods -- Giffen Behaviour and Strong Assymetric Gross Substituability -- A Child Garden of Concrete Giffen Utility Functions: a...