This paper analyses the effects of activity choices on farm household income and consumption in a war-affected developing country. The study uses household survey data from Mozambique and controls for the endogeneity of activity choices with instrumental variables. War-time activity choices...

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...

Durch die Anschläge vom 11. September sind in den USA fast 3 000 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Die ganze Welt wurde durch diese grauenhaften Ereignisse erschüttert. Viele Bereiche des öffentlichen Lebens und der Wirtschaft sind vom neuen globalen Terrorismus betroffen. In diesem Bericht werden...