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Existenzgründerpotentiale unter Arbeitsuchenden : empirische Evidenz auf der Basis des Mikrozensus
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1999
In April 1995, 5.3 million people in Germany were on the lookout for a new job opportunity. 177,000 or nearly 3% of … selfemployment in lieu of wage work are investigated separately for East and West Germany. Using the 70 %-ZEW-sample of the … factors like age, sex and education, on the status in the labour market. In 1991 in East Germany the probability of aspiring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442339
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The importance of equity finance for R&D activity : are there differences between young and oldcompanies?
Müller, Elisabeth (contributor);  … - 2007 - Rev. version
This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the district level as instrument to control for endogeneity, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003671082
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On the importance of equity in international climate policy : an empirical analysis
Lange, Andreas (contributor); Vogt, Carla (contributor);  … - 2006
Based on unique data from a world-wide survey of agents involved in international climate policy, this paper empirically analyzes the importance of equity in this field. We find that equity issues are considered highly important in international climate negotiations and that the polluter-pays...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003338007
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The importance of equity finance for R&D activity - are there differences between young and oldcompanies?
Müller, Elisabeth (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the district level as instrument to control for endogeneity, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301146
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The importance of equity finance for R&D activity : are there differences between young and oldcompanies?
Müller, Elisabeth (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the district level as instrument to control for endogeneity, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888735
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New evidence on ownership structures in Germany
Köke, F. Jens - 1999
have a separation of ownership and control. We do not focus exclusively on the listed Aktiengesellschaft (AG) but include …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443468
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Aufsichtsratsverflechtungen und ihr Einfluss auf die Vorstandsbezüge von DAX-Unternehmen
Entorf, Horst; Gattung, Florian; Möbert, Jochen; … - 2008
Der vorliegende Aufsatz untersucht den Einfluss von Aufsichtsratsvernetzungen auf die Entwicklung der Vorstandsbezüge von DAX-Unternehmen. Die kombinierte Anwendung von Methoden der sozialen Netzwerkanalyse und der Panelökonometrie erleichtert die Erfassung der Struktur der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721825
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Short-term borrowing for long-term projects : are family businesses more susceptible to “irrational” financing choices?
Peters, Bettina; Westerheide, Peter - 2011
There are noticeable differences between the roles that various forms of credit financing play in family businesses and in other businesses. Family businesses take out more often bank loans specifically to finance investments and innovations, and they particularly often resort to the short-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901888
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You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs : the impact of venture capitalists on executive turnover
Heger, Diana (contributor); Tykvová, Tereza (contributor) - 2007
We present evidence on venture capitalists' (VCs) impact on turnover of executives for a sample of nearly 47,000 German high-tech start-ups between 1995 and 2004. We confirm that the presence of VCs increases the probability of a change in the initial executive team. Additionally, we take a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003412056
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Substitution elasticities between capital, labour, material, electricity and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors
Koschel, Henrike - 2000
In this paper, substitutional relationships between capital, labour, material, electricity, and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors are estimated using a translog cost function. Estimates are based on a pooled time-series cross-sectional data sample for the period 1978-90 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444715