In general child care subsidies are widely accepted as a means to create equal chances for mothers in the labour market as well as for children. Although there is a general consensus that the use of child care should be publicly supported, there is no consensus on how this should be done....

The German flood disaster of summer 2002 highlighted a dilemma concerning insurance against damages caused by natural forces. On the one hand, mindful of the rising incidence of natural disasters, private insurance companies are increasingly withdrawing coverage against natural catastrophes such...

Die Menge der für Forschungszwecke zur Verfügung stehenden Daten vergrößert sich beständig (King, 2011). Jedoch werden unter Daten in den verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen ganz unterschiedliche Dinge gefasst. Aus dem lateinischen kommend bezeichnet ein Datum zunächst einmal...

Since it is still unclear to what extent time allocation retrospectively reported in questionnaires, reflects people's actual behavior, examining the accuracy of responses to time use survey questions is of crucial importance. We analyze the congruence of time use information assessed through...