We use a unique, nationally representative cross-national dataset to document the reduction in individuals’ usage of routine non-emergency medical care in the midst of the economic crisis. A substantially larger fraction of Americans have reduced medical care than have individuals in Great...

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This article examines the construct of »Entrepreneurial Personality«. In business practice there is growing mutual consent about the relevance of this construct but precise definitions in literature are still missing. This article first looks at some approaches which define the general...

In Verbindung mit den Einbrüchen der Konjunktur in Deutschland im vierten Quartal 2008 und zu Beginn des Jahres 2009 ist ein deutlicher Rückgang der Automobilnachfrage in Deutschland zu verzeichnen. Neuzulassungszahlen brachen im Januar 2009 um 14,2 % im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat ein und...