Es ist noch immer nicht endgültig geklärt, wie fiskalische Dezentralisierung die Höhe und Struktur der öffentlichen Ausgaben beeinflusst. Diese Dissertation analysiert daher zwei zusammenhängende Fragen. Erstens werden die Auswirkungen der fiskalischen Dezentralisierung auf die...

Das vorliegende Dissertationsprojekt hatte zwei zentrale Schwerpunkte. Den ersten Schwerpunkt bildete die innovative Insolvenzprognosemodellierung für ukrainische Unternehmen.Dafür wurde im Wesentlichen die moderne internationale Standardmethodik zur Insolvenzprognose auf Basis der...

In many scientific studies, the response variable bears a generalized nonlinear regression relationship with a certain covariate of interest, which may, however, be confounded by other covariates with unknown functional form. We propose a new class of models, the partly parametric generalized...

This dissertation studies the question of nonlinearities in the Phillips curve relationshipin France, Germany and Italy. The implications from the theoretical models are that themechanisms that make the Phillips curve nonlinear can work through different channels.Therefore, this thesis not just...

The field of nonlinear regression is a long way from reaching a consensus. Once a method decides to explore nonlinear combinations of predictors, a number of questions are raised, such as what nonlinear combinations to permit and how best to search the resulting model space. Genetic Association...

Uses the tools of macroeconomics to study three macroeconomic policy problems in depth. Possible topics include long-run economic growth, the macroeconomics of the transition to a modern capitalist society, federal government surpluses and deficits, Social Security, the distribution of earnings...

The 2007-09 credit crunch has not only created problems for the UK’s public finances in meeting the costs of bailing out commercial banks and dealing with recession but also for providing better public services. This paper analyses the causes of the credit crunch, government policies to...

There are three reasons for attempting to reach a common understanding of the responsibilities of sovereign borrowers and their lenders. First, the flow of capital to sovereign debtors is exceptionally important to the world economy. Industrialized countries rely on it to finance their budget...