Die nationale und internationale Klimapolitik stellt zunehmend Anforderungen an alle Bereiche einer Volkswirtschaft. Auch die Immobilienwirtschaft ist davon betroffen. Schließlich liegen hier noch nicht gehobene Potenziale zur Reduktion von Treibhausgasemissionen. Einem verstärkten Klimaschutz...

Zugewanderten Personen fällt es insgesamt weiterhin schwerer als der einheimischen Bevölkerung, sich erfolgreich in Bildungsprozesse, in den Arbeitsmarkt und in ökonomisch relevante Bereiche des gesellschaftlichen Lebens zu integrieren. Der IWIntegrationsmonitor erfasst und bewertet mithilfe...

Trade unions face major challenges in developing effective responses to the growing international scope, integration and complexity of multinational companies' operations. There is marked variation in trade unions' responses, which may be local and national or cross-border in nature. Focusing on...

In all societies people seek shelter against such risk where their livelihood is for some reason endangered. Childhood, sickness, accidents, and old age are classical examples of social risks that a society somehow must encounter. A society that does not take care of its vulnerable members is...

This paper examines the well-known classification of welfare regimes by Esping- Andersen (1990). First, the institutional characteristics of eleven welfare states are examined by means of a principal components analysis. This analysis confirms the existence of three types of welfare state, viz....

This essay assesses the impact of geographic factors, trade openness and political institutions on one of the key possible avenues for addressing the "resource curse": export diversification. It does so with refined data spanning 1960-2010 and in a single framework that uses instrumental...

The pronounced and persistent impact of the global financial crisis of 2008 motivates our empirical analysis of the role of institutions and macroeconomic fundamentals on countries' adjustment to shocks. Our empirical analysis shows that the associations of growth level, growth volatility,...

This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...

Several papers have proven that the institutional environment of the receiving country can influence the choice to establish an FDI. Property rights theory suggests that contract enforcement matters differentially across sectors. This paper is the first attempt to test whether institutions...