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Do judicial assignments matter? Evidence from random case allocation

Ganglmair, Bernhard; Helmers, Christian; Love, Brian J. - 2024

Because judges exercise discretion in how they handle and decide cases, heterogeneity across judges can affect case outcomes and, thus, preferences among litigants for particular judges. However, selection obscures the causal mechanisms that drive these preferences. We overcome this challenge by...

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Anmerkungen zur ökonomischen Bewertung von Fusionen auf dem Printmedienmarkt

Dewenter, Ralf; Kaiser, Ulrich - 2005

Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Novellierung der deutschen Pressefusionskontrolle macht deutlich, welche Relevanz medienökonomische Fragestellungen haben. Was jedoch bei dieser Diskussion häufig vernachlässigt wird, ist die intensive Betrachtung der Ökonomischen Besonderheiten von...

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Jobs, crime, and votes: A short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany

Gehrsitz, Markus; Ungerer, Martin - 2018

Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting behavior. This article uses administrative data on refugee allocation and provides an...

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Anmerkungen zur ökonomischen Bewertung von Fusionen auf dem Printmedienmarkt

Dewenter, Ralf; Kaiser, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005

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Determinants of Patent Litigation in Germany

Cremers, Katrin - 2004

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information … analysis show that relatively valuable patents are more likely to be involved in litigation cases than the average patent …. Patents which have survived opposition are more likely to encounter subsequent litigation actions after the granting procedure …

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The effect of patent litigation insurance: Theory and evidence from NPEs

Ganglmair, Bernhard; Helmers, Christian; Love, Brian J. - 2020

We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non …-practicing entities (NPEs). We study the effect that a patent-specific defensive insurance product, offered by a leading litigation … insurer, had on the litigation behavior of insured patents' owners, all of which are NPEs. We first model the impact of …

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Invalid but infringed? An analysis of Germany's bifurcated patent litigation system

Cremers, Katrin; Gaessler, Fabian; Harhoff, Dietmar; … - 2014

litigation system where infringement and validity of a patent are decided independently by different courts. We show that …

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Invalid but infringed? An analysis of Germany's bifurcated patent litigation system

Cremers, Katrin; Gaessler, Fabian; Harhoff, Dietmar; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

litigation system where infringement and validity of a patent are decided independently by different courts. We show that …

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Determinants of Patent Litigation in Germany

Cremers, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004

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What old stagers could teach us: Examining age complementarities in regional innovation systems

Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry - 2014

Concerns have been raised that demographic ageing may weaken the competitiveness of knowledge-based economies and increase regional disparities. The age-creativity link is however far from clear at the aggregate level. Contributing to this debate, we estimate the causal effect of the workforce...

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