Much evidence suggests that having more education leads to higher earnings in the labor market. However, there is little evidence about whether having more education causes employees to experience lower earnings volatility or shelters them from the adverse effects of recessions. We use a large...

Grosse Ökonomen, ihr Werk und ihre Bedeutung kennenlernen. Bis zur Finanzkrise war es in wirtschaftspolitischen Debatten hierzulande oftmals verpönt, im Sinne von Keynes zu argumentieren. Heute hat sich dieses Bild gewandelt: Viele Ökonomen und Politiker nehmen Bezug auf den genialen Briten -...

"The comparative numbers between male- and female-led start-ups is stark. Ninety-one percent of venture capital money continues to fund businesses founded solely by men, with only one percent of venture capital money invested in businesses founded solely by women. Being a woman entrepreneur is...

This book addresses major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. Worldwide, there is currently a considerable amount of interest in postal and delivery economics. The industry is reacting to a state of near crisis and is implementing different drastic changes. The...

Joan Robinson was a member of the famous Keynes Circus of young economists at Cambridge in the 1930's. She was a theorist par excellence, making outstanding contributions to the understanding of competition, aggregate demand and capital. At the same time, she developed an interest in...

"Over the past few years, opposition to the privatisation in public services in the United Kingdom and elsewhere has grown, especially in areas related to criminal justice. Privatisation has existed within the British criminal justice system at least since the early 1990s, but the privatisation...

Durch Sharing kann der gesellschaftliche Energie- und Ressourcenverbrauch reduziert werden, ohne dabei den materiellen Wohlstand zu gefährden. Viele Menschen weltweit erklären sich auch bereit, Produkte gemeinschaftlich zu nutzen, anstatt sie individuell zu kaufen - tun dies in der Praxis aber...