The role of railways in urban development is the subject of this book. The central aim is to inquire into how especially the development of high-speed rail and light rail links will affect European cities. The analyses are carried out with special attention given to the broader institutional...

Käufer und Nutzer von Gütern sind für die Realisierung einer ökologisch, sozial und ökonomisch nachhaltigen Entwicklung von entscheidender Bedeutung. Renommierte Autoren stellen innovative Konzepte vor und geben Antwort auf die Frage, wie "Nachhaltiger Konsum" inhaltlich zu bestimmen und im...

Economic time series are available at different frequencies due to their origin and data collection techniques. A mixed data sampling (MIDAS) regression is mainly a forecasting tool designed to harness mixed-frequency data. This dissertation proposes a computationally efficient estimation...