Recent developments on German real estate markets show a striking increase of rents, especially in larger towns. This development is, however, not homogeneous: The market dynamics vary between different parts of cities and prices develop highly heterogeneously. Therefore, small-scale results are...

Infolge des Urteils des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 19. September 2018 wird für den Zensus 2021 eine für alle Gemeinden einheitliche Erhebungs- und Schätzmethodik angestrebt. Dabei soll auf Vollerhebungsschichten möglichst verzichtet werden. Eine direkte Übertragung des bereits für den...

Innovations in statistical methodology is often accompanied by Monte-Carlo studies. In the context of survey statistics two types of inferences have to be considered. First, the classical randomization methods used for developments in statistical modelling. Second, survey data is typically...

The joint usage of unit- and area-level data for model-based small area estimation is investigated. The combination of levels within a single model encloses a variety of methodological problems. Firstly, it implies a critical decrease in degrees of freedom due to more model parameters that need...