Most standard statistical methods treat numerical data as if they were real (infinitenumber- of-decimal-places) observations. The issue of quantization or digital resolution is recognized by engineers and metrologists, but is largely ignored by statisticians and can render standard statistical...

Das Gründungsgeschehen ist seit den 70er Jahren ein Forschungsschwerpunkt des IfM Bonn. Zur qualitativen und quantitativen Erfassung des Gründungsgeschehens greift das IfM Bonn auf verschiedene Statistiken zurück (Statistik der Gewerbemeldungen, fluktuationsrelevante Informationen aus...

"This paper analyzes fiscal adjustment by reviewing the cross-country experience of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or mature economies, and the emerging market economies during 1970-2002. We find that initial conditions, composition, and timing of adjustment...