Die Verbindungen zwischen Gesundheit und Klimawandel sind vielfältig. Das Discussion Paper gibt einen Überblick über die Wirkungszusammenhänge zwischen Klimaveränderungen und dem Gesundheitssektor und diskutiert negative und positive Rückwirkungen auf verschiedene Branchen. Es kann...

The ageing process of populations due to demographic change affects the economy in various ways. The study at hand focuses on the reallocation of income and changes in consumption expenses caused by demographic change. Local disparities on NUTS 3 level are of special interest as the demographic...

The sufficient provision of university places is of high sociopolitical importance as it facilitates the participation in higher education as well as the accumulation of human capital both being important factors for wealth and economic growth. The aim of this paper is to use the concept of...

Die Unterschiede zwischen Fachhochschulen und Universitäten werden gerne betont, während Gemeinsamkeiten kaum zu bestehen scheinen. In diesem Papier werden die bestimmenden Faktoren von Gemeinsamkeiten verschiedener Hochschultypen analysiert, unabhängig davon, ob es sich um eine...

Universities are important economic actors and make a considerable impact on the demand and supply side of their local economies. The aim of this paper is to quantify, compare and classify the different economic demandand supply-side contributions of the university locations within Lower Saxony...

The German education system is organised in a federal system, i. e. each of the 16 Federal States is solely responsible for the supply and financing of the university places. Offering a suficient number of these places is important in achieving the aim of promoting academic education and...

Universities are important economic actors in having a considerable impact on the demand and supply side of their local economy. The aim of this paper is to quantify, compare and classify the different economic demand- and supply-side contributions of the university locations within Lower-Saxony...

This paper quantifies and compares the direct and indirect effects of labour demand generated by each university location in Lower Saxony. The results are classified in order to identify regional patterns. The applied method is based on three components: the importance, the dynamics and the...

The question whether ageing leads to more or less inequality is not easily answered. Different, in part opposed, effects can be identified that are sensible to reactions of private households, the implementation of political measures etc. To get a better idea of the effect of demographic change...