"Globalisierung" ist ein beliebtes Schlagwort in wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitischen Diskussionen. Der Begriff weckt manche Hoffnungen, vor allem jedoch viele Ängste. Beschränkt man sich auf die außenwirtschaftlich relevanten Dimensionen der Globalisierung, läßt sich das Phänomen als...

Regional Allocations of Innovative Activity -- The Case of 3D Printing -- Regional Determinants of Innovative Activity -- Geoadditive Modeling of Diverging Allocations -- Innovative Activity over Space and Time -- Spatiotemporal Modeling of Innovation Promoting Factors

Why are regional unemployment differentials in Europe so persistent if, as the wage curve literature demonstrates, there is no compensation in labour markets? We hypothesize that workers in high-unemployment regions are compensated in housing markets. Modelling regional unemployment...

City-level policies often aim at attracting skilled workers by improving urban amenities. However, due to endogeneity problems, studies relying on revealed preferences have difficulties in providing evidence for the basic premise that skilled workers place a higher value on urban amenities than...