Stoffungebundene Süchte wie Internetabhängigkeit und pathologisches Glücksspiel sind verbreitete psychische Erkrankungen in Deutschland, die zu hohen Leistungseinschränkungen führen. Sie finden meistens in Suchtpräventionsprogrammen vieler Betrieb keine Berücksichtigung. Mit einer...

The present contribution develops on the analysis of clusters in terms of proximities by exploring the issue of distant inter-cluster collaborations. We mobilize different forms of proximity (geographic, cognitive, social) discussed in the literature in order to identify their respective...

Your very private job agency: Job referrals based on residential location networks This paper analyzes job referral effects that are based on residential location. We use georeferenced record data for the entire working population (liable to social security) and the corresponding establishments...

It has often been observed that there is substantial spatial variation in criminality, i.e. criminality clusters in neighborhoods. Differences in neighborhood characteristics are one possible reason, social interactions another. In this paper we use detailed data on the residential location of...