Introduction: Towards observed preferences in econometric decision models -- Problem Area 1: Econometric decision models in theory and practice: experiences and problems in large-scale applications, recent developments in theory and methods (except those of problem areas 2 and 3 below) -- The...

For several decades, scholars have developed methods for solving optimization problems which emerge in economics, econometrics, operations research, and other disciplines. A considerable effort has been made to construct equations from which constraints can be derived, but surprisingly little...

The 20th Human Development Report (HDR) issued in 2010 presents several new indices: the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI), the Gender Inequality Index (GII), and a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The paper introduces these indices together with their...

Multivariate Datenanalysen untersuchen Datensätze mit Beobachtungen von in der Regel drei oder mehr Variablen. Die jeweiligen Analyseverfahren sind Interdependenz- oder Dependenzverfahren. Dependenzverfahren erfordern mindestens zwei abhängige Variablen. Die "Multivariate Datenanalyse" stellt...

Ausgangslage -- Problemstellung -- Erkenntnisinteresse und Relevanz der Arbeit -- Zielstellung der Dissertation -- Aufbau der Dissertation -- Stand der Forschung -- Theoretische Ausführungen -- Konklusion Theoretischer Teil -- Forschungsdesign -- Ergebnisse -- Diskussion, Interpretation und...