This study analyses time-dependent rhythms in happiness in three aspects. We show that the Sunday neurosis exists exclusively for men with a medium level of education and both men and women with high levels of education. Men with high levels of education may even experience a weekend neurosis....

Major nuclear accidents as recently in Fukushima set nuclear power plant security at the top of the public agenda. Using data of the German Socio-Economic Panel we analyze the effects of the Fukushima accident and a subsequent government decision on nuclear power phase-out on several measures of...

Using hedonic pricing models, this paper analyzes the impact of places of worship on the prices of adjacent condominiums in Hamburg, Germany. This is the first study on this subject to have been conducted outside the United States. It is also the first work to examine the externalities of places...

These events promise to improve the urban quality of life and to induce social legacy because of investments in urban infrastructure, transportation, and sporting facilities. Our analysis of the case of Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro (host of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games)...

Urban renewal areas are popular but empirically understudied spatial planning instruments designed to prevent urban decline and induce renewal. We use a quasi-experimental research design to study the effects of 22 renewal areas implemented in Berlin, Germany, to increase housing and living...

We examine the impact of cell phone base stations on prices of condominiums in Hamburg, Germany. This is the first hedonic pricing study on this subject for real estates in Europe and the first worldwide which examines the price impact of base stations within a whole metropolis. We distinguish...

The prospect of hosting the Olympic Games is attractive to many cities around the world. This article examines 147 variables’ potential to discriminate successful from unsuccessful Olympic bids. Our stepwise, rank-ordered logistic regression model includes 10 determinants supporting the...

Die unternehmensbezogenen Dienstleistungen weisen in allen Industrieländern eine hohe Beschäftigungsdynamik auf. Ob aber in Deutschland zusätzlich noch Beschäftigungspotentiale ausgeschöpft werden können, ist fraglich, zumal kein Produktivitäts-Bias gegenüber der Industrie besteht. Eine...

In allen entwickelten Volkswirtschaften leisten von Unternehmen nachgefragte Dienste einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Wirtschaftswachstum und zur Beschäftigung. In einem kürzlich abgeschlossenen Gutachten hat das ifo Institut das wissensbasierte Segment dieses heterogenen Bereichs der Wirtschaft...