This study updates the annual comparative analysis of the performance and structures of the German science system. We use several bibliometric indicators of productivity and academic impact to assess Germany's performance for the period 1995-2020 compared against 22 countries and the EU13, EU14,...

Using the "budget-based scheme" approach developed by Kirby et.al. (1991) and Reichelstein (1992), this paper establishes the optimal policy function in order to control "hidden actions" from managers of Public Water Utilities (PWU) regarding investments that deviate from the Optimized Business...