Intro -- Part I: Introduction -- Introduction: In Search of Useful Theories for Cooperation and Process Redesign -- 1. Cooperation and Strategic Alliances: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Explanations -- 1.1 Basic Notions and Definitions for Cooperative Projects -- 1.2 Empirical Evidence for...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES -- LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Background -- 3 Research Method -- 4 Results of the World-Wide Survey -- 5 Interpretation of the Empirical Results -- 6 Limitations of the Investigation -- 7 Conclusions --...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Brazing -- CHAPTER 2 Brazing Fundamentals -- CHAPTER 3 Elements of the Brazing Process -- CHAPTER 4 Base Metals and Base-Metal Family Groups -- CHAPTER 5 Brazing Filler Metals -- CHAPTER 6 Fluxes and Atmospheres -- CHAPTER 7 Fixturing,...

Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Poisson Distribution -- 1.1.1 Poisson as the "Law of Rare Events" -- 1.1.2 Poisson Process -- 1.1.3 Waiting Time Distributions --...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I - Background -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Why compare Germany and the United States? -- 1.2 Why study income mobility around job loss and retirement? -- 1.3 Overview of the study -- 2. Welfare state change and income mobility: a framework -- 2.1 Income...

The Power of Inaction -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Bailout Games -- 2. Crisis Management across the World -- 3. The Power of Collective Inaction -- 4. From Theory to Practice -- 5. The United States and the United Kingdom -- 6. France and Germany -- 7....

We study the effects of information on attitudes towards inheritance taxation using survey experiments fielded in Germany. We show that information about tax allowances increases demand for higher taxes and shifts public opinion from favoring abolition to supporting the tax. Effects are...