Um sich ein klares Bild von den Auswirkungen steigender Transportkosten auf die künftige Stadtentwicklung der Stadt Hamburg machen zu können, hat das Hamburgische WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) mit alstria ein gemeinsames Forschungsprojekt initiiert. In diesem Rahmen sollen Politikempfehlungen...

In order to derive a broadbrush picture of the effects of rising transport costs on the prospective urban development of the city of Hamburg, the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) has set up a joint research project together with alstria First German REIT. The present HWWI...

Im Rahmen des vorliegenden HWWI Policy Papers werden die potentiellen Auswirkungen steigender Transportkosten in ihre einzelnen Komponenten zerlegt und deren Effekte auf die zukünftige Entwicklung der Metropolregion Hamburg diskutiert. Von besonderer Bedeutung sind dabei Migration, Pendeln,...

This paper disentangles the single effects of increasing transportation costs on the arising economic structure and applies them to the regional level of the metropolis of Hamburg. Therefore we begin with a general indexing of the metropolis Hamburg in the context of Germany's ten biggest cities...

In order to get a clear cut picture of the impact of rising transport costs on the future urban development of the city of Hamburg, the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) together with alstria have set up a joint research project. In this context, the goal is to derive policy...

Das HWWI hat gemeinsam mit alstria ein Forschungsprojekt initiiert, um potentielle Effekte steigender Transportkosten auf die zukünftige Entwicklung der Stadt Hamburg zu analysieren. In diesem Rahmen sind Politikempfehlungen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung einer wachsenden Stadt Hamburg...

Nanotechnologies are expected to be the dominant general purpose technology of the next decades. Their market potential is immense and especially demand side arguments will have far reaching consequences for innovations. They may occur as increased miniaturization or via building completely new...

This paper investigates the contribution of local knowledge endowment to employment growth in nanotechnology firms. We exploit a unique data set focusing on firms operating in fields that apply nanotechnology. Our findings suggest that regions that offer knowledge can stimulate employment growth...

We present empirical evidence suggesting that technological progress in the digital age will be biased not only with respect to skills acquired through education but also with respect to noncognitive skills (personality). We measure the direction of technological change by estimated future...

We present empirical evidence suggesting that technological progress in the digital age will be biased not only with respect to skills acquired through education but also with respect to noncognitive skills (personality). We measure the direction of technological change by estimated future...