Dieses Buch versammelt Fallbeispiele und Vorbilder aus und für Unternehmen aus dem Mittelstand, die sich mit Digitalisierung beschäftigen. Mittelständische Unternehmen zeigen großes Interesse an digitalen Neuerungen, es mangelt jedoch an Mustern, Modellen oder Ideen, wofür genau diese...

Die Aktivierung von Innovationspotenzialen zum nachhaltigen Wirtschaften kann einen entscheidenden Schlüssel zur Lösung von Nachhaltigkeitsproblemen in ökonomischer, ökologischer sowie sozialer Hinsicht darstellen. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist es daher, innovationsfördernde Rahmenbedingungen...

In the past, deforestation, mainly driven by the conversion of natural forests to agricultural land, contributed up to one-fifth of global human induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Substitution of bioenergy for fossil energy is an intensely discussed option for mitigating CO2 emissions. This...

This paper investigates the macroeconomic relevance of new findings regarding nominal wage stickiness, wage indexation, wage staggering and synchronisation, and downward nominal and real wage rigidity in the euro area. Quantifying the relevance of this evidence for monetary policy remains to be...

The New Keynesian Phillips curve explains inflation dynamics as being driven by current and expected future real marginal costs. In competitive labour markets, the labour share can serve as a proxy for the latter. In this paper, we study the role of real marginal cost components implied by...

We provide an analysis that might help distinguish rationally justified movements in house prices from potentially non-rational movements, using a two-sector business cycle model, in which investment in housing is subject to collateral constraints. A large portion of the evolution of U.S. house...