It is often suggested that non-linear models are needed to capture business cycle features. In this paper, we subject this view to some critical analysis. We examine two types of non-linear models designed to capture the bounce-back effect in US expansions. This means that these non-linear...

Though the present thesis is not intended as a monograph, its respective chapters are interrelated: The major research question is whether the German public pension system (or potentially any annuity-based pension system) causes redistribution between income groups. Especially the relationship...

Die Arbeit untersucht in drei unabhängigen Studien Determinanten der Renteneintrittsentscheidung. Es werden drei natürliche Experimente ausgewertet, die sich aus Reformen der Alterssicherungssysteme in Deutschland und der Schweiz ergeben haben und die Identifikation kausaler Effekte erlauben....

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have reaffirmed their commitment to accomplishing the convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (US GAAP),...

Diese empirische Arbeit untersucht Determinanten des Renteneintritts. Sie basiert auf einem Optionswertmodell, um die Bedeutung finanzieller Überlegungen für ein Aufschieben des Renteneintritts zu analysieren. Zusätzlich wird der Einfluss institutioneller Rahmenbedingungen betrachtet. Ein neu...

The author’s interest in the design of economic policy regarding education and innovation has motivated his research as a doctoral candidate. Four independent projects have emerged, each of which deals with basic research problems of education and innovation economics. All but the first take a...