Die Ausgestaltung der deutschen Klimaschutzpolitik hat neben der allgemeinpolitischen Dimension auch wirtschaftspolitische Auswirkungen. So sind die Umsetzung von Energieeinsparungen, der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien und die verbesserte Energieeffizienz von großer Tragweite für...

This note draws out data from the International Engagement module of the Business Operations Survey 2011. The module was designed to capture information on the international activities of a large, representative sample of New Zealand firms, including the types of activities they are involved in...

How do firms' sales interact across markets? Are foreign and domestic sales complements or substitutes? Using a large French firm-level database that combine balance-sheet and product-destination-specific export information over the period 1995-2001, we study the interconnections between exports...

A Forecast Support System (FSS), which generates sales forecasts, is a sophisticated business analytical tool that can help to improve targeted business decisions. Many companies use such a tool, although at the same time they may allow managers to quote their own forecasts. These sales...

Experts can rely on statistical model forecasts when creating their own forecasts. Usually it is not known what experts actually do. In this paper we focus on three questions, which we try to answer given the availability of expert forecasts and model forecasts. First, is the expert forecast...

We analyze the behavior of experts who quote forecasts for monthly SKU-level sales data where we compare data before and after the moment that experts received different kinds of feedback on their behavior. We have data for 21 experts located in as many countries who make SKU-level forecasts for...

Das deutsche Brauereigewerbe ist zwar eine noch überwiegend mittelständisch geprägte Branche mit regionaler Vielfalt, aber in den letzten Jahren findet auch dort ein starker Konzentrationsprozess statt: Etwa 50 Großbrauereien mit über 500 000 Hektoliter Jahresproduktion halten inzwischen...