Maximum likelihood estimation of discretely observed diffusion processes is mostly hampered by the lack of a closed form solution of the transient density. It has recently been argued that a most generic remedy to this problem is the numerical solution of the pertinent Fokker-Planck (FP) or...

Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über alle wichtigen Begriffe rund um den Einkommensteuertarif, wie Grenzsteuersatz oder kalte Progression, um nur zwei zu nennen. Die Begriffe werden nicht nur erklärt, sondern auch mit genauen Berechnungen und Beispielen dargelegt. Das Buch eignet sich für...

Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über alle wichtigen Begriffe rund um den Einkommensteuertarif, wie Grenzsteuersatz oder kalte Progression, um nur zwei zu nennen. Die Begriffe werden nicht nur erklärt, sondern auch mit genauen Berechnungen und Beispielen dargelegt. Das Buch eignet sich für...

One can be independent, or subject to decisions made by others. This paper empirically tests whether individuals attach an intrinsic value to the institutional difference between independence and hierarchy. Taking self-employment as an important case of independence, it is shown that the...

The “general risk question” (GRQ) has been established as a quick way to meaningfully elicit subjective attitudes toward risk and correlates well with real-world behaviors involving risk. However, little is known about what aspects of attitudes toward financial risk are captured by the GRQ....

One can be independent, or subject to decisions made by others. This paper empirically tests whether individuals attach an intrinsic value to the institutional difference between independence and hierarchy. Taking self-employment as an important case of independence, it is shown that the...