Die gängigen Ladenformate sind in Orten mit weniger als 2.500 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohnern kaum noch wirtschaftlichzubetreiben. Der resultierende Rückzug aus der Fläche bietetim Sinne der Spiraltheorie neue kommerzielle Möglichkeiten für innovative Angebotsformen, wie personalfreie...

We explore the relationship between relative physical attractiveness in the household and the hours worked by married men and women. Using PSID data, we find that husbands who are thinner relative to their wives work fewer hours, while wives who are heavier relative to their husbands work more...

As obesity and being overweight continue to increase in the United States, public concern is growing about the quality of American diets. We compare the changes in nutrients contributed by major food groups in the periods 1953-1980 and 1981-2008 and find that there is reduced cholesterol intake...

Das Bundesland Berlin veröffentlicht seit dem Schuljahr 2013/14 die durchschnittlichen Abiturnoten der einzelnen Schulen. In unserem Beitrag analysieren wir in einem quasi-experimentellen Design, ob diese Veröffentlichung von Leistungsdaten für Einzelschulen Auswirkungen auf die Anmeldungen...

Prior research on corporate headquarters (CHQ) characteristics identifies the impact of CHQ location and composition on the innovation outcomes of internal subsidiaries. However, given that external strategic alliances with high-tech entrepreneurial firms represent a key source of innovation for...

This research seeks to analyze the export differences facing countries in the EU and EFTA. This is firstly to analyze the effects on international trade of the trade bloc of the European Union (EU), and secondly the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and provide a comparison of these two....

This paper presents an extension to the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition with continuous groups using a semiparametric approach known as varying coefficients model. To account for potential self-selection into the continuum of groups, the use of inverse mills ratios is expanded upon following the...

Studies have found that education differences in women’s body weight increase until middle adulthood. The explanatory mechanisms behind this increase are not well-understood. This study examined the role of education differences in the prevalence of motherhood as a risk factor for weight gain...

We estimate the dual effects of immigration and obesity on labor market outcomes in the UK using the British Household Panel Survey. We find support for the healthy immigrant hypothesis and evidence that immigrants' weights increase with time in the UK. While overweight and obese men enjoy a...