Immaterielle Vermögenswerte werden zunehmend als zentrale Ressourcen identifiziert, die nachhaltige Wettbewerbsvorteile für Unternehmen ermöglichen. Allerdings liefern weder die externe Rechnungslegung noch die ergänzende, freiwillige Berichterstattung entscheidungsrelevante Informationen...

In this paper I investigate whether the use of foreign exchange (FX) derivatives adds value to German firms, which together make up one of the major export economies in the world. I analyze a unique, hand-collected dataset that includes information on the use of FX derivatives by 391 firms...

It is argued that the observed return rates on capital at firm-level have an upward bias if firms are producing with unobserved intangible capital. Using EUKLEED, a comprehensive firm level data base for Germany, this theoretical preposition is proved empirically. Furthermore, making unobserved...