.Vor diesem Hintergrund ist der kooperative Föderalismus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland kritisch zu bewerten. Insbesondere der … Länderfinanzausgleich als Kernelement der bundesstaatlichen Ordnung in Deutschland ist ineffizient und bremst das Wirtschaftswachstum. Um …In addition to the dissertation, this appendix contains an analysis of elections in Germany. …

in East Germany after unification, the existence of unemployment traps, their influence on labor market persistence and …

Paper prepared for presentation at the 7th Industrieforum PelletsStuttgart (Germany), 10th October 2007 …Compared to other heating markets the wood pellets market is quite young and small in Germany. Nevertheless it is a … within the scope of this project. Therefore people in different parts of Germany have been asked about their heating system …

procuring full remuneration throughout the leave period. However, the mandatory maternity leave system in Germany is not an …

of uncertainty measures based on GSOEP data from Eastern (and for comparison purposes also Western) Germany for the years … Eastern Germany during its transition than in Western Germany and had a highly nonlinear effect on the probability of a birth … uncertainty in East Germany in the transition could have contributed significantly to the sharp fall and unusually low level of …

In this study the case of olive oil imports of Germany is examined since olive oil is a traditional Mediterranean … commodity and Germany is the biggest importer in the EU. A gravity model has been employed so as to analyse those factors that … Mediterranean Partner country of the EU has the highest impact on trade flows to Germany, thus supporting further Euromediterranean …

study is to identify factors that determine income diversification in Germany. An econometric model has been estimated based …