Specific industry factors determining cross-border business set-up in the European mutual fund industry are analyzed to contribute to the understanding of production specificities in the financial industry. The findings indicate that the decision on where to domicile a fund is not primarily...

Specific industry factors determining cross-border business set-up in the European mutual fund industry are analyzed to contribute to the understanding of production specificities in the financial industry. The findings indicate that the decision on where to domicile a fund is not primarily...

This paper analyses fundamental location factors for the financial industry by investigating the economic significance of market participants’ assessments of location factors and country-specific characteristics over time. A unique data set allows studying the locational attractiveness of...

Gunnar Lang Reverse Mortgage als Alters- sicherungsinstrument in Deutschland Nomos Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 15 2 Die Untersuchung der Ausgangslage in Deutschland 17 2.1 Die Determinanten der...

Eine aktuelle ZEW-Studie geht der Frage nach, ob die europäische Finanzmarktintegration im Bereich der Fondsindustrie zu Vorteilen für Privatanleger und institutionelle Investoren geführt hat. Dabei werden mögliche Determinanten der Fondsgebühren und die Auswirkungen der...

Reverse Mortgages sind Hypothekenkredite, die es selbst nutzenden Wohneigentümern ermöglichen, während der Vertragslaufzeit Eigentümer und Bewohner zu bleiben und dennoch aus ihrem Wohneigentum ein monatliches Einkommen zur Liquiditätserhöhung im Alter zu erwirtschaften. Im Gegensatz zu...

Motivated by the current discussion on different separate banking systems, we provide an overview and assessment of the different proposed systems and outline their potential effects on systemic stability and the German banking sector. The results show that the various separate banking systems...

The aim of this study is to assess the contributions of investment banking to the economy with a particular focus on the German economy. To this end we analyse both the economic benefits and the costs stemming from investment banking. The study focuses on investment banks as this part of banking...

In this paper, we analyze whether the domiciliation decision of mutual funds has an impact on fund fees. To explain the fee price-setting of mutual funds, we consider characteristics specific to funds, fund companies, and countries. We find that fees vary considerably across fund types and...