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Links between sustainability-related innovation and sustainability management

Wagner, Marcus - 2008

This paper analyses the link between sustainability-related innovation and sustainability performance and the role that family firms play in this. This theme is particular relevant from a European point of view given the large number of firms that are family-owned. Governments often support...

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Discrete-time stochastic volatility models and MCMC-based statistical inference

Hautsch, Nikolaus; Ou, Yangguoyi - 2008

In this paper, we review the most common specifications of discrete-time stochastic volatility (SV) models and illustrate the major principles of corresponding Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) based statistical inference. We provide a hands-on ap proach which is easily implemented in empirical...

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On the systemic nature of weather risk

Filler, Guenther; Odening, Martin; Okhrin, Ostap; Xu, Wei - 2009

dependencies between multivariate random variables. The estimation procedure is applied to weather data in Germany. Our results …

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The importance of two-sided heterogeneity for the cyclicality of labour market dynamics

Bachmann, Ronald; David, Peggy - 2009

Using two data sets derived from German administrative data, including a linked employer-employee data set, we investigate the cyclicality of worker and job flows. The analysis stresses the importance of two-sided labour market heterogeneity in this context, taking into account both observed and...

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Auswirkungen der IFRS-Umstellung auf die Risikoprämie von Unternehmensanleihen: eine empirische Studie für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz

Kiefer, Kerstin; Schorn, Philipp - 2007

Reduziert eine IFRS-Umstellung die Informationsdefizite der Fremdkapitalgeber und somit auch die Risikoprämie von Unternehmensanleihen? Entgegen bisherigen empirischen Untersuchungen betrachten wir den Zusammenhang zwischen Offenlegung und Kapitalkosten für Fremdfinanzierung. Folglich...

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Beyond the business cycle: factors driving aggregate mortality rates

Hanewald, Katja - 2008

-economic and ecological factors as explanatory variables. Germany is chosen as an indicative example for other industrialized …

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How does entry regulation influence entry into self-employment and occupational mobility?

Prantl, Susanne; Spitz-Oener, Alexandra - 2009

differences between regulated occupations and unregulated occupations in East Germany to the corresponding differences in West … Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into selfemployment … and occupational mobility after reunification more in regulated occupations in East Germany than in West Germany. Our …

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Der Einfluss von Exporten auf die betriebliche Entwicklung

Mangelsdorf, Stefan - 2009

Exporte gelten als Wachstumsmotor der deutschen Wirtschaft und werden von der Wirtschaftspolitik auf vielfältige Weise gefördert. Doch führt die Förderung der Aufnahme von Handelsbeziehungen mit dem Ausland durch Betriebe, die bislang nicht exportierten, wirklich zu einem Wachstum der...

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Is cross-category brand loyalty determined by risk aversion?

Silberhorn, Nadja; Hildebrandt, Lutz - 2009

The need to understand and leverage consumer-brand bonds has become critical in a marketplace characterized by increasing unpredictability, diminishing product differentiation, and heightened competitive pressure. This is especially true for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers and...

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Crisis? What crisis? Currency vs. banking in the Financial Crisis of 1931

Ritschl, Albrecht; Sarferaz, Samad - 2010

This paper examines the role of currency and banking in the German financial crisis of 1931 for both Germany and the U … crisis, while financial distress was important. We also find evidence of crisis propagation from Germany to the U.S. via the …

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