Die Anforderungen an den Bevölkerungs- und Wohnungszensus sowie die Bevölkerungsstatistik unterliegen derzeit einem starken Wandel. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer benötigen die Ergebnisse zunehmend häufiger, aktueller sowie in tiefer geografischer Gliederung. Diese Anforderungen können das aktuelle...

Die Anforderungen an den Bevölkerungs- und Wohnungszensus sowie die Bevölkerungsstatistik unterliegen derzeit einem starken Wandel. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer benötigen die Ergebnisse zunehmend häufiger, aktueller sowie in tiefer geografischer Gliederung. Diese Anforderungen können das aktuelle...

In this paper we study the impact of diversity on regional growth by extending the existing literature in such that we differentiate between industry diversity and human capital diversity. In order to measure human capital diversity we construct a regional measure based on individual...

Empirical research has shown tremendous productivity differences, even within narrowly defined industries. A great host of studies is explainsing this productivity disparity by factors such as idiosyncratic technology shocks, input price differences, management skills, or international trade....

The paper investigates the relationship between human capital diversity measured in terms of occupational diversity and a firm's likelihood to innovate. The empirical analysis is based on a linked employer-employee panel dataset of German firms over the period 1998 to 2007. Despite notable...

The present paper examines one of the central elements of evolutionary thinking - competition formalized by the replicator dynamics mechanism. Using data on product characteristics of automobiles sold on the German domestic market over the period 2001-2006, we construct a competitiveness or...

In this paper we study the impact of diversity on regional growth by extending the existing literature in such that we differentiate between industry diversity and human capital diversity. In order to measure human capital diversity we construct a regional measure based on individual...

The present paper examines one of the central elements of evolutionary thinking - competition formalized by the replicator dynamics mechanism. Using data on product characteristics of automobiles sold on the German domestic market over the period 2001-2006, we construct a competitiveness or...

The paper investigates the relationship between human capital diversity measured in terms of occupational diversity and a firm's likelihood to innovate. The empirical analysis is based on a linked employer-employee panel dataset of German firms over the period 1998 to 2007. Despite notable...