We study the location of various film-related services (such as camera rental, casting agencies or pyrotechnic services), the main determinant of interest being the human capital specificity. We show that firms which supply services with a lower firm specificity locate farther away from one...

Purpose – Sociologists are discussing whether or not economic growth enhances subjective well‐being. To complement their research from a housing perspective, the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether aggregate income enhances dwelling satisfaction over time. While cross‐sectional...

Der internationale Wettbewerb in der Wissenschaft wird sich in Zukunft weiter verschärfen. Zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in Deutschland plädiert Prof. Dr.Klaus Landfried, Präsident der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, für eine ausgewogene Mischung zwischen Marktorientierung...