Die Arbeit untersucht Entscheidungen des Bundeskartellamtes in den Bereichen "Missbrauchsaufsicht" und "Wettbewerbsbeschränkende Vereinbarungen". Die hier interessierende Frage ist, inwieweit die Entscheidungen der Kartellbehörde durch Kenntnis des Vorwurfs und einiger beobachtbarer...

Das Geschlechterverhältnis, welches in hohem Maße durch geschlechterspezifische Arbeitsteilung von Erwerbsarbeit und Hausarbeit geprägt ist, befindet sich im Wandel. Dennoch gilt Hausarbeit in Deutschland immer noch als typisch weibliche Aufgabe. Die vorliegende Arbeit überprüft die...

The gender relationship, characterised to a high degree by the gender-specific division of labour into paid work and housework, is in the process of change. In Germany, however, housework continues to be considered a typically female chore. The present study considers the empirical relevance of...

In economic theory there is invariably a credible defence for all corporate competition practices. For the most part, the effects on static and dynamic competition functions cannot be uniquely identified. This places economic policymakers before the scope of discretion and responsible decision...

Based on a „theoretical„ framework on custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 1977-2001, a comprehensive system of criminal...

In this paper data from a survey of 1,771 inmates conducted in 31 German prisons provide microeconometric evidence on the relationship between individual anticipated labour market opportunities and the perceived probability of future recidivism. Results show that inmates with poor labour market...

In this paper data from a survey of 1,771 inmates conducted in 31 German prisons provide microeconometric evidence on the relationship between individual anticipated labour market opportunities and the perceived probability of future recidivism. Results show that inmates with poor labour market...