We examine the effect of the Covid pandemic on willingness to work along both the extensive and intensive margins of labor supply. Special survey questions in the Job Search Supplement of the Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) allow us to elicit information about individuals' desired work...

We construct and estimate a unified model combining three of the main sources of cross-country income disparities: differences in factor endowments, barriers to technology adoption and the inappropriateness of frontier technologies to local conditions. The key components are different types of...

In this article we examine whether or not the small size (in terms of population) of some German Laender (states) is harmful. The economic theory of federalism forms the ground on which we present empirical evidence, focusing on our own results for the German Laender. We find evidence that...

Norbert Berthold, Nadya Kosturkova und Andreas Müller, Universität Würzburg, evaluieren in ihrer aktuellen Studie Erfolg und Aktivitäten der Bundesländer im Zeitraum 2006 bis 2008. Die Studie misst den Erfolg der einzelnen Bundesländer anhand von sechs Zielgrößen. Diese werden zu einem...

Das aus dem Grundgesetz abgeleitete Ziel der gleichwertigen Lebensverhältnisse in ganz Deutschland stellt eine wichtige Rechtfertigung für bundespolitische Aktivitäten dar. Die Schwerpunkte dieser Aktivitäten bilden bundeseinheitliche Regelungen und die interregionale Umverteilung von...

The life-span model of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) provides a valuable theoretical framework for understanding organizational behaviour related to coping with age-related changes. Although previous research has demonstrated that SOC strategies at work contribute positively to...

The life-span model of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) provides a valuable theoretical framework for understanding organizational behaviour related to coping with age-related changes. Although previous research has demonstrated that SOC strategies at work contribute positively to...

Public interest in livestock farming is increasing, as is general criticism regarding the welfare of farm animals. In this context, husbandry systems for pigs especially are perceived very negatively. Despite rising concern for animal farming, most people lack detailed knowledge of modern...

The (supposed) regressivity of (primarily price-based) climate protection policy instruments often hampers an evidence-based discussion at the political level and is used as an argument against the implementation of corresponding measures. To assess the distributional implications of...