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The effects of corporate and country sustainability characteristics on the cost of debt : an international investigation
Hoepner, Andreas G. F.; Oikonomou, Ioannis; Scholtens, Bert - 2014 - This version: October 2014
We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different countries across the world and operating in all major industries. Our principal findings...
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Incumbents' responses to innovative entrants : a multi-country dynamic analysis
Diekhof, Josefine; Cantner, Uwe - 2017
The influence of innovative entrants on incumbents is considered important for technological change. We analyze this influence for the global transition towards alternative technology vehicles (ATVs). Our results indicate that entrants' ATV-related knowledge accumulation stimulates average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011748553
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Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms
Rennings, Klaus; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2010
This paper analyses two aspects of environmental regulations triggered by ecoinnovations. First, whether there are long term effects of regulation on innovation. Second, whether the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the innovations. To answer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665403
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The social long-term care insurance in Germany : origin, situation, threats, and perspectives
Heinicke, Katrin; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2010
This paper describes the Social Long-Term Care Insurance (SLTCI) in Germany. Based on a short review of the history of … long-term care organization and the preceding laws in Germany, the implementation of the SLTCI as a self-standing pillar … within the system of social insurances in Germany and its set-up with regard to eligibility criteria, service provision and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941704
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15 years of pension reform in Germany : old successes and new threats
Bonin, Holger - 2009
-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany in principle from a defined benefit to a … ; Financial Crisis ; Fiscal Sustainability Survey ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857711
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From less promising to green? : technological opportunities and their role in (green) ICT innovation
Cecere, Grazia; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Schulte, Patrick - 2015
This paper aims to shed light on the role of technological opportunities for green innovation by studying the case of Green ICT innovation. We test two hypotheses: (1) Firms active in low-opportunity technological areas are less innovative; (2) Firms active in low-opportunity technological areas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436068
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Linking weak and strong sustainability indicators : the case of global warming
Rennings, Klaus; Hohmeyer, Olav - 1997
The aim of this paper is to describe and discuss the weak and strong sustainability approach of assessing climate change and to show reasonable applications, weaknesses, possible improvements and linkages of both approaches. Main features of "weak" and "strong" sustainability approaches are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440763
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What's driving sustainable energy consumption? : a survey of the empirical literature
Brohmann, Bettina; Heinzle, Stefanie; Rennings, Klaus; … - 2009
The focus of the paper is on the individual decision of energy consumers, and it's relation to sustainable consumption. Consumer behavior is based on individual decisions, but it depends largely on supply-side measures and an appropriate infrastructure (e.g. the availability of energy-efficient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003817182
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The distribution of material footprints in Germany
Pothen, Frank; Tovar Reaños, Miguel Angel - 2018
Germany. Material footprints are defined as the amount of biomass, minerals, and fossil fuels extracted to produce the goods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011843124
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What determines the inclusion in a sustainable stock index? : A panel data analysis for European companies
Ziegler, Andreas (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper examines the determinants of the inclusion of European companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index. In doing so, the paper contributes to the micro-econometric literature analyzing the determinants and economic effects of...
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