This paper examines weight loss and the formation of healthy habits through cash rewards in the context of a multi-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR 300 on body weight during all experimental...

This paper examines weight loss and the formation of healthy habits through cash rewards in the context of a multi-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR 300 on body weight during all experimental...

Es ist schon seit langem ein politisches Ziel, Wachstumshemmnisse im Ruhrgebiet abzubauen, indem Stadt-, Verbands-, Verbunds- und sonstige hemmende Grenzen überwunden werden. Für das Jahr 2018 hat nun die Landesregierung unter Ministerpräsident Armin Laschet eine große "Ruhrkonferenz"...

Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...

Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...

Increasing urban-rural disparities with regard to housing are receiving considerable attention in the public debate and in regional policy. The article discusses the extent to which microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) can be used to analyse changes in residential location...

To synergise civil and military research, their separation should be abandoned and the so-called 'civil clauses' still enshrined in the statutes of many German universities should be reconsidered. Together with its European partners, the German government should establish joint development and...

[Kurzzusammenfassung] Zahlreiche Studien haben nachgewiesen, dass Energiesparbriefe in den USA eine kosteneffektive nicht-preisbasierte Intervention zur Reduktion von Haushaltsstromverbräuchen darstellen. Basierend auf diesen Erkenntnissen geht dieses Forschungsprojekt der Frage nach, ob die...