The deseasonalized monthly mean surface temperature time series for Nuuk, Greenland in the 148-year sample period 1866-2013 shows a statistically significant OLS warming trend of 0.1C per decade. Rescaled range analysis of the deseasonalized and detrended residuals reveals a high value of the...

This paper deploys a dynamic extension of the Melitz (2003) model to generate predictions on export market exit and firm survival in a setting where firms endogenously make exit decisions. The central driver of the model dynamics is the inclusion of exogenous economy wide technological progress....

This paper addresses the role of independent insurance intermediaries in markets where matching is important. A controversial matter in the discussion concerning insurance intermediation is the issue of compensation customs and how the latter affect prices, rents and advice quality in insurance...

Mit vorliegender Arbeit stellten sich die Verfasser die Aufgabe, eine Ex-Post-Analyse von ausgewählten börsennotierten und nicht-börsennotierten Verkehrsflughäfen für den Zeitraum 1995 – 1999 anhand von Produktivitäts- und Finanzkennzahlen sowie wertorientierten Performance-Maßen...