We run a market experiment where firms can choose not only their price but also whether to present comparable offers. They are faced with artificial demand from consumers who make mistakes when assessing the net value of products on the market. If some offers are comparable however, some...

We report on an experiment designed to explore whether a written expression of disapproval affects future levels of cooperation. In between two identical public goods games, participants play a mini dictator game that, depending on the treatment, either gives or does not give the recipient the...

This paper studies the effect of social comparison on risk taking behavior. We assume that decision makers evaluate consequences of their choices not only as variations with respect to their economic status but also as variations with respect to the status of their peers. We test experimentally...

In this paper, we analyse the implications of labour market integration in a two-region model with local human capital externalities and congestion eects. We show that integration can be a double-edged sword. Integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can reduce 'real' income in...

This paper aims at linking cross border mobility of students and graduates with the financing of higher education. Against the background of institutional features and empirical evidence of the European Union and Northern America, a theoretical framework is developed. This allows analyzing the...

The linear-quadratic (LQ) optimization is a close to standard technique in the optimal control framework. LQ is very well researched and there are many extensions for more sophisticated scenarios like nonlinear models. Usually, the quadratic objective function is taken as a prerequisite for...

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the collapse of the East German state in 1989. It took about...

Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung wissenschaftlich begründeter Handlungsanweisungen für die am Unternehmensprozess beteiligten Entscheidungsträger. Das setzt die Reduktion des Untersuchungsgegenstandes "Unternehmen" auf ein ausreichend detailliertes und...

Im Zeichen des demographischen Wandels vollzieht sich eine folgenschwere Ver�nderung unserer Gesellschaft, welche insbesondere auch Unternehmen im Konsumg�terbereich mit erheblichen Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Von unternehmensstrategischer Relevanz sind insbesondere...