Preferences for transport activities are often considered only in terms of time and money. Whilst congestion in automobile traffic increases costs by raising trip durations, the same is less obvious in public transport (PT), especially rail-based. This has lead many economic analyses to conclude...

Eine Reihe von Persönlichkeiten aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Unternehmertum unterstützen die Idee eines bedingungslosen Einkommens für jeden Bürger, das unabhängig von Vermögen und Bereitschaft zu Erwerbsarbeit gezahlt wird. Die Idee fasziniert. So schaffte es eine Initiative aus Berlin...

A wide range of public figures from the social sciences, politics and business have proposed paying every citizen a fixed amount of income without means testing or work requirement. The idea is fascinating. Most recently, a widely reported crowd-funding initiative from Berlin collected EUR12,000...

Crowding on public transport (PT) is a major issue for commuters around the world. Nevertheless, economists have rarely investigated the causes of crowding discomfort. Furthermore, most evidence on the costs of PT crowding is based on contingent valuation studies. First, this paper assesses...

The self-employed constitute a large proportion of the workforce in developing countries and the sector is growing. Different accounts exist as to the causes of this development, with pull factors such as high returns to capital contrasted with push factors such as barriers to more desirable...

The self-employed constitute a large proportion of the workforce in developing countries and the sector has been found to be growing further. Different accounts exist as to the cause of this development, with pull factors such as high returns to capital and increased wealth contrasted with push...

Jobs offer different wages and different non-monetary working conditions. This paper investigates how the demand for non-monetary aspects evolves over changing wealth levels. Wages do not perfectly compensate individuals for differential utility of jobs in a labour market with informational...

In Deutschland gab es im Jahr 2010 156 ehe- und familienbezogene Einzelmaßnahmen, für die mehr als 200 Mrd. Euro aufgewendet wurden. Es ist das Ziel der Bundesregierung, im Rahmen einer umfassenden Evaluation Erkenntnisse über die Wirkung der wichtigsten ehe- und familienorientierten...