Nachdruck mit einem Vorwort und einer ausführlichen Einleitung von Heinz-J. Bontrup. Heinz-J. Bontrup und der Duncker & Humblot Verlag würdigen mit dem Nachdruck dieses Buches aus dem Jahr 1992 das Lebenswerk des herausragenden deutschen Ökonomen Helmut Arndt zu seinem 110. Geburtstag. In...

Price levels and movements on gasoline and diesel markets are heavily debated among consumers, policy-makers, and competition authorities alike. In this paper, we empirically investigate how and why price levels differ across gasoline stations in Germany, using eight months of data from a novel...

During the last decade, markets for covered warrants (bank-issued options) have flourished in Europe and Asia. In these markets, investors often face a choice between many instruments that differ only slightly from each other. Based on retail trades in call options on the German DAX index, this...

This paper examines the time varying dispersion in city house price levels across the four biggest euro area countries compared with those in the United States. Using available city-level data over the period 1987-2008, it tests for price convergence and analyses key factors explaining price...

Markets for over-the-counter derivatives have flourished during the last decade, especially in Europe and Asia. In these markets, investors often face a choice between many instruments that differ only slightly from each other. Based on retail trades in call options on the German DAX index, this...