This article analyses the school performance of migrants dependent on peer groups in different international schooling environments. Using data from the international OECD PISA test, we consider social interaction within and between groups of natives and migrants. Results based on social...

This article analyses the school performance of migrants dependent on peer groups in different international schooling environments. Using data from the international OECD PISA test, we consider social interaction within and between groups of natives and migrants. Results based on social...

This article analyses the school performance of migrants dependent on peer groups in different international schooling environments. Using data from the international OECD PISA test, we consider social interaction within and between groups of natives and migrants. Results based on social...

The gender relationship, characterised to a high degree by the gender-specific division of labour into paid work and housework, is in the process of change. In Germany, however, housework continues to be considered a typically female chore. The present study considers the empirical relevance of...

Die Arbeit untersucht Entscheidungen des Bundeskartellamtes in den Bereichen „Missbrauchsaufsicht“ und „Wettbewerbsbeschränkende Vereinbarungen“. Die hier interessierende Frage ist, inwieweit die Entscheidungen der Kartellbehörde durch Kenntnis des Vorwurfs und einiger beobachtbarer...

Das Geschlechterverhältnis, welches in hohem Maße durch geschlechterspezifische Arbeitsteilung von Erwerbsarbeit und Hausarbeit geprägt ist, befindet sich im Wandel. Dennoch gilt Hausarbeit in Deutschland immer noch als typisch weibliche Aufgabe. Die vorliegende Arbeit überprüft die...

In economic theory there is invariably a credible defence for all corporate competition practices. For the most part, the effects on static and dynamic competition functions cannot be uniquely identified. This gives economic policymakers a certain scope of discretion, and responsible decision...

Following the well-known approach by Adler and Dumas (1984) we evaluate the foreign exchange rate exposure of nations. Results based on data from 27 countries show that national foreign exchange rate exposures are significantly related to the current trade balance variables of corresponding...

We study the response of the German stock market index DAX to the announcement of macroeconomic business cycle forecasts. Returns are computed using high-frequency data observed for 15-second intervals. Results reveal immediate stock market reactions. Major reactions involving both returns and...