This report analyses patterns of work and use of benefits over the full life course on the basis of Dutch data. The available data, however, only cover a period of twelve years. Therefore, the patterns observed during this period are used to simulate life courses for a cohort. The simulation...

We propose a method to include seasonality in any diffusion model that has a closed-form solution. The resulting diffusion model captures seasonality in a way that naturally matches the original diffusion model's pattern. The method assumes that additional sales at seasonal peaks are drawn from...

This paper uncovers 'conspicuous work' as a new form of status seeking that can explain social interactions in labour supply. We analyse how peer working time relates to both labour supply and happiness for Dutch male workers. Using a unique measure of peer weekly working time, we find that...

A detailed evaluation is given of two Dutch wage subsidy schemes. Aspects covered are: deadweight, displacement, effects on employment and continuity of labour-force participation. Both aggregate data (time-series and cross-section data) and individual survey data have been used to estimate the...

In India, a lack of accountability is considered the key reason for the failure of most development programs. Most poverty alleviation programs are riddled with inefficiency, absenteeism, incompetence, and corruption. This has resulted in poor service delivery, and to ordinary citizens losing...

Die moderne Wissenschaft konstituierte sich im 19. Jahrhundert als eine spezifische Form sozialer Praxis - ausgeübt von zertifizierten Experten, die ihre Forschungsarbeit in ausgewiesenen institutionellen (Labor-) Settings betreiben, in fachspezifischen Medien miteinander kommunizieren und die...

Im ersten Teil wird die Theorie der Unternehmung von Erich Gutenberg in ihren Grundzügen dargestellt. Dabei wird auf den Kombinationsprozeß als das theoretische Kernstück, in dem alle betrieblichen Teilbereiche integriert sind, besonders eingegangen. Die in der Theorie Gutenbergs offen...

Using the case of an important capital goods industry the paper examines the impact of the national patent system on the performance of firms. Many theories attempt to explain the firms’ innovative behavior using the concepts of national and sectorial systems of innovation. The patent law...

Der Artikel untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen Organisationsform und Produktivität der unternehmensinternen Forschung und Entwicklung bei den Unternehmen Hoechst (Aventis), Bayer, BASF und Schering. Die vorgenommene Erfolgsmessung der FuE-Systeme dieser Unternehmen erfolgte auf der Basis...

This paper analyzes the effect of bank participation in the equity of a firm on the competitiveness of the credit market. Using an auction model of bank competition it is shown that an equity stake of one bank is increasing its market power in the market for credits to this firms. The...