We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have – depending on broadband quality...

We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid programme for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German state of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using matched difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have - depending on broadband...

Der Verein für Socialpolitik hat auf seiner Jahrestagung im September diesen Jahres Leitlinien zu Standards von Evaluationen wirtschaftspolitischer Maßnahmen verabschiedet. Diese Leitlinien formulieren einen einheitlichen Bewertungsmaßstab für die Güte von Programmevaluationen. Der Beitrag...

Demographic change will be one of the major challenges for economic policy in the developed world in the next decades. In this article, we analyze the relationship between age structure and the number of startups. We argue that an individual's decision to start a business is determined by his or...

Demographic change will be one of the major challenges for economic policy in the developed world in the next decades. In this article, we analyze the relationship between age structure and the number of startups. We argue that an individual's decision to start a business is determined by his or...

New firm location decisions, relative to incumbents may be based on a choice between two types of advantages: natural advantages or those that arise from social embeddedness, the latter of which may particularly include knowledge spillovers. We analyze the relative importance of geographically...

New firm location decisions, relative to incumbents may be based on a choice between two types of advantages: natural advantages or those that arise from social embeddedness, the latter of which may particularly include knowledge spillovers. We analyze the relative importance of geographically...

Die Evaluierung einiger bildungspolitischer Programme zur Förderung von Unternehmertum an Schulen zeigt, dass es den bisher existierenden Programmen nur sehr begrenzt gelingt, Unternehmertum an Schulen zu fördern. Dennoch spielt die Schulausbildung insgesamt eine wichtige Rolle für die Anzahl...

Die Evaluierung einiger bildungspolitischer Programme zur Förderung von Unternehmertum an Schulen zeigt, dass es den bisher existierenden Programmen nur sehr begrenzt gelingt, Unternehmertum an Schulen zu fördern. Dennoch spielt die Schulausbildung insgesamt eine wichtige Rolle für die Anzahl...

New firm location decisions, relative to incumbents may be based on a choice between two types of advantages: natural advantages or those that arise from social embeddedness, the latter of which may particularly include knowledge spillovers. We analyze the relative importance of geographically...