Purpose - The purpose of this study is to provide a closer look at being out in the work environment. What are the characteristics that distinguish lesbian women who are out at work from those who are not? What role do companies play with their diversity-related measures?...

Eine aufgabenorientierte Vorbereitung ist für das Bestehen vieler Prüfungen im Bereich der Wirtschaftswissenschaften unerlässlich. Der Aufbau der Kapitel orientiert sich an der grundlegend aktualisierten 7. Auflage des Lehrbuches Makroökonomie (ISBN 9783868943085) von...

B2C e-commerce is still one of the fastest growing marketing channels in almost all product categories yielding to less bundled direct-to-consumer deliveries. Last mile deliveries cause costs and emissions especially in urban areas with a high density of e-customers. Therefore, stakeholders in...

Diese aktuelle Studie untersucht die Arbeitssituation von lesbischen Frauen in Deutschland. Dabei vergleicht sie die Erfahrungen erwerbstätiger lesbischer Frauen mit denen heterosexueller Frauen und untersucht Diskriminierung im Bewerbungsverfahren von Berufseinsteigerinnen. Die Ergebnisse...

Using cross-country data, this paper estimates the impact of the 2007 financial shock on countries' macroeconomic developments conditional on national financial regulations before the crisis. For this purpose, the financial reform index developed by Abiad et al. (2008) is used. The econometric...

Using cross-country data, this paper estimates the impact of the 2007 financial shock on countries' macroeconomic developments conditional on national financial regulations before the crisis. For this purpose, the financial reform index developed by Abiad et al. (A New Database of Financial...

Using cross-country data, this paper estimates the impact of the 2007 financial shock on countries' macroeconomic developments conditional on national financial regulations before the crisis. For this purpose, the financial reform index developed by Abiad et al. (A New Database of Financial...

Most evaluation studies for Germany's active labor market policy (ALMP) indicate that subsidized employment programs in the public sector (public works programs, "Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen") and publicly funded training programs have, on average, no or even negative effects on individual...

Despite its rather broad goal of promoting “economic, social and territorial cohesion”, the existing literature has mainly focused on investigating the Cohesion Policy’s growth effects. This ignores the fact that part of the EU expenditures is directly aimed at reducing disparities in the...