Language ability may not only affect the earnings of the individual, but the participation to participate in the labor market or becoming employed as well. It may also affect selection of people into economic sectors and occupation. In this paper the effects of language ability on earnings are...

This paper provides a critical re-examination of Rubinstein’s survey in which he questions the way of teaching economics. The observations obtained in our new survey cast some doubts on the original findings, and in particular, question Rubinstein’s conjecture that our students’ views on...

High an persistent unemployment, especially in the sector of low-skilled work, is usually attributed to the presence of minimum wages or unemployment benefits creating a reservation wage at wich labour demand of firms is insufficient. While not refusing this view this paper argues that also...

Der an Idealpunkten orientierten Positionierung von Marken in der subjektiven Wahrnehmung der Konsumenten fällt im Zuge der zunehmenden Angebotshomogenität vieler Märkte eine enorme strategische Bedeutung zu. Anhand einer Fallstudie in Form identifizierter und Blind-Produkttests des...

In this paper we analyze a dynamic agency problem where contracting parties learn about the agent´s future productivity over time. We consider a two period model where both the agent and the principal observe the agent´s second period performance productivity at the end of the first period....

According to The HR Magazine (May, 2006 p. 14), “Today, American workers are saying that they are accomplishing less than they did a decade ago and are feeling more rushed on the job”. This is the point of departure for our study. Using a questionnaire based upon the work of Geert Hofstede,...

The design of markets has become a major issue due to the capability of online operators to implement almost any set of market rules overnight. With this study we contribute to the literature of market design by presenting a theoretical and experimental analysis of sudden termination auctions....

Forensic Services werden unter diesem Label in Deutschland seit gut 10 Jahren von vielen großen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaften angeboten. Da die Dienstleistungen und Methoden einzeln gesehen nicht grundlegend neu sind, stellt sich die Frage, mit welchen Vorteilen das Angebot für Anbieter...

In diesem Beitrag wird das Risikoberichtsverhalten unternehmenswertmaximierender Unternehmen analysiert. Hierzu werden mögliche positive Auswirkungen von Risikomanagement auf den Unternehmenswert dargestellt. Empirische Befunde dokumentieren die große Bedeutung des Risikomanagements. Hingegen...