Im Rahmen verschiedener Erhebungen im Projekt Rohstoffmonitoring Holz wurden stets höhere Produktionsmengen von Schnittholz festgestellt, als in der amtlichen Produktionsstatistik. Grundsätzlich ist ein Teil der Abweichung der Abschneidegrenze des Statistischen Bundesamtes zuzurechnen, wonach...

Natürliche Störungsereignisse wie Feuer, Trockenheit, Insektenkalamitäten und Sturmereignisse sind heute zu einem zentralen Thema für Deutschlands Wälder und Forstbetriebe geworden. Ökonomische Schäden durch Mindererlöse nach natürlichen Störungsereignissen mit hohem Schadholzaufkommen...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can effi ciently relieve ailing banks from...

Germany's recovery from an unemployment disease and its resilience to the Great Recession is remarkable. Its success story makes it a showcase for labor policy and labor market reforms. This paper assesses the potential of the German experience as a model for effective, evidence-based...

While there is evidence that return migration promotes entrepreneurship and self-employment of those who migrated, previous studies have not focused on whether migration provides the same benefits to individuals who did not migrate. Using a unique dataset that provides information on both...