We present and estimate a model of competition in a two-sided market: the market for magazine readership and … advertising. Using data on magazines in Germany, we find evidence that magazines have properties of two-sided markets. The results …

Real options investment theory predicts current investment falls as uncertainty about market returns increases. In the … how patent protection influences this relationship. Patent protection, by limiting the threat of market rivalry, should …

The real options investment theory shows that greater uncertainty about market revenues reduces current R&D investment … market uncertainty on R&D investment. …

newly available statistical data this paper provides a descriptive overview on the market for childcare in Germany from a … system is Germany where most of the childcare centres are operated by local authorities and non-profit organisations. Using …

This paper describes some empirical phenomena about sanctions in the unemployment compensation system in Germany using … the unemployed. From these results it is questionable whether the current activation policy for unemployed in Germany …

This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of … social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public … probability also depends on labour market return expectations. In particular, the absolute level of the personal unemployment risk …

Our paper describes the results of a Social Return on Investment analysis of four new housing projects in Germany. A …