Der Ort der Handlung ist ein Supermarkt, Darsteller sind Marktleiter,Kassiererinnen, Aushilfskräfte und Kunden, zu überwinden sind Problemeder Arbeitsorganisation, Warenpräsentation und -lagerung. Dies isteine ungewöhnliche Konstellation - selbst für einen Regisseur wie ITAMIJüzö, der...

Trends im Konsumverhalten der Haushalte, eine veränderte industrielleArbeitsteilung in Asien, neue Möglichkeiten der Informationsversorgungsowie die kommende Altengesellschaft haben das Interesse von Politikund Medien an dem nichtproduzierenden Sektor in Japan in den letztenJahren stark...

Significant attention is paid by policymakers in the UnitedKingdom to the relationship between house prices, thebusiness cycle, and inflation, on account of the pronouncedprocyclical pattern of house prices. Are house prices asymptom of macroeconomic conditions? Or are thereimportant feedback...

The second half of the 1990s has seen substantialchanges in the wealth of Americanhouseholds, primarily owing to movements inthe stock market. From mid-1994 to mid-1997, the aggregate value of household sector equityholdings (including those owned by nonprofits, mutualfunds, and pensions and...

We consider a general equilibrium model with frictions in credit markets used by households. Inour economy, houses provide housing services to consumers and serve as collateral to lower borrowingcost.We show that this amplifies and propagates the effect of monetary policy shocks on...