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Koetter, Michael - 2005

German banks experienced a merger wave throughout the 1990s. However, the success of bank mergers remains a continuous matter of debate. In this paper we suggest a taxonomy as how to evaluate post-merger performance on the basis of cost efficiency (CE). We categorise mergers a success that...

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The stability of efficiency rankings when risk-preferences and objectives are different

Koetter, Michael - 2006

We analyze the stability of efficiency rankings of German universal banks between 1993 and 2004. First, we estimate traditional efficiency scores with stochastic cost and alternative profit frontier analysis. Then, we explicitly allow for different risk preferences and measure efficiency with a...

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Measuring the Knowledge Base of Regional Innovation Systems in Germany in terms of a Triple Helix Dynamics

Leydesdorff, Loet; Fritsch, Michael - 2005

positive or negative. On the basis of data at the district level in Germany the conclusions of a previous study about the … einer früheren, für die Niederlande durchgeführten Studie auch auf Deutschland zutreffen. Wie in den Niederlanden erweist … sich auch in Deutschland die medium-tech Industrie als wesentliche Triebkraft der regionalen Wissensbasis während die …

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Efficiency Analysis of German Electricity Distribution Utilities : Non-Parametric and Parametric Tests

von Hirschhausen, Christian R.; Cullmann, Astrid - 2005

distribution companies in Germany. We address traditional issues in electricity sector benchmarking, such as the role of scale … effects and optimal utility size, as well as new evidence specific to the situation in Germany This paper applies parametric … and non-parametric and parametric tests to asses the efficiency of electricity distribution companies in Germany. We use …

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Risk-Adjusted Capitation Payments: How Well Do Principal Inpatient Diagnosis-Based Models Work in the German Situation? Results From a Large Data Set

Behrend, Corinne; Buchner, Florian; Happich, Michael; … - 2004

implemented in Germany's Statutory Health Insurance system by January 1, 2007. German parliament decided this as with the existing …

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Die Zyklik der Profite in der Ernährungswirtschaft: Ein internationaler Vergleich.

Koerner, Julia; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2001

der Profite verschiedener Branchen der Ernährungswirtschaft in Deutschland, den USA sowie den Niederlanden. Aus der … prozyklische Schwankungen der Profite in Deutschland in hochkonzentrierten Branchen, während das Ausmaß der Schwankungen in … Branchen mit niedriger Konzentration in Deutschland sowie in sämtlichen Branchen der USA gering ist. Die Beobachtungen für …

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Staggering and Synchronisation of Prices in a Low Inflation Environment: Evidence from German Food Stores

Loy, Jens-Peter; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2002

synchronisation of weekly prices for ten food products in 131 grocery stores in Germany over the period from May 1995 to December 2000 …

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Agriculture on the Move: Exploring Regional Differences in Farm Exit Rates

Glauben, Thomas; Tietje, Hendrik; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2003

during the period of 1991 to 1999. Using county-level data for 326 regions in western Germany, econometric cross section …

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Does Worksharing Work? Some Empirical Evidence from the IAB Panel

Simmons, R.; Schank, Thorsten; Andrews, Martyn J. - 2004

Recent policy debate in Europe suggests that a shorter workweek will lead to more jobs (worksharing). We derive and estimate a model where the firm employs two types of worker, some working overtime, the rest standard hours. Worksharing is not always a prediction of the theory. Using German...

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Exporting firms do not pay higher wages, ceteris paribus : First evidence from linked employer-employee data

Wagner, Joachim; Schnabel, Claus; Schank, Thorsten - 2004

trade. This paper uses a large and rich set of linked employer-employee data from Germany to demonstrate that these premia … von kombinierten Firmen-Beschäftigten-Daten aus Deutschland um zu zeigen, dass diese Lohnzuschläge verschwinden, wenn die …

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