The literature on the wage curve provides considerable evidence in favor of a negative relationship between unemployment and wages. It is thus often seen as a refutation of the Harris-Todaro model, who point to a positive relationship. This paper shows that both strands of literature are special...

The New Economic Geography predicts a positive effect of market access on wages, as represented by the wage equation. Several studies provide empirical evidence in favor of the wage equation. However, a key problem is the endogeneity of market access: it is challenging to identify the causal...

In Anbetracht der derzeitigen energie- und klimapolitischen Diskussion ist für die Zukunft mit gravierenden Umwälzungen im Energiesektor zu rechnen. Dabei gibt es im Wesentlichen zwei politische Zielsetzungen: Zum Einen gilt es, die klimapolitischen Ziele bei der Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen...

Der schwedische Wohlfahrtsstaat wird häufig als gelungene Kombination aus wirtschaftlichem Erfolg und sozialer Gerechtigkeit angesehen. Zu Beginn der 1990er befand sich Schweden jedoch in einer schweren Krise, aus der es sich mittlerweile weitestgehend erholt hat. Seit der Krise wurden einige...

Regional labor markets are characterized by huge disparities. The literature on the wage curve argues that there exists a negative relationship between unemployment and wages. However, this literature cannot explain how disparities of these variables between regions endogenously arise. In...

Zur Minderung des Klimawandels setzt Deutschland unter anderem auf den Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien. Da diese gegenüber den etablierten Technologien noch nicht wettbewerbsfähig sind, werden sie mittels des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) gefördert, dass sich als sehr erfolgreich beim...

Against the background of the current economic research which concentrates particularly on individual and structural factors, this paper examines if and to what extent social norms (in terms of attitudes towards gender roles and work commitment) can make a complementary statement in explaining...

Regional labor markets are characterized by huge disparities between unemployment rates. Models of the New Economic Geography explain how disparities between regional goods markets endogenously arise but usually assume full employment. This paper discusses regional unemployment disparities by...

The regional employment growth in Germany is characterized by huge disparities. Whereas institutional factors might explain the disparities of employment growth between nations, they can only account for a minor fraction of the regional employment growth. Instead the sectoral structure of...

Regional labor markets are characterized by huge disparities of unemployment rates. Models of the New Economic Geography explain how disparities of regional goods markets endogenously arise but usually assume full employment. This paper discusses regional unemployment disparities by introducing...