...Christoph Ostermair; Friedrich L. Sell Purpose This paper aims to examine whether inflation expectations in Germany became more persistent and adjusted asymmetrically following the recent inflation shock faced by the European Central Bank (ECB). The analysis investigates whether expectations...

... in Germany to draw conclusions about the sources, typically explained by specialisation (e.g. husbands being more productive because their wives take over household chores) or selection (high earnings potentials being more attractive on the marriage market). Design/methodology/approach The paper analyzes...

... policy in Germany. Findings The study shows that comparative static analyses do not always generate clear results. Therefore, the numerical approach is helpful to derive unambiguous results. The paper finds that technologies which exclusively generate private characteristics may have significant...

..., this is the first paper, which addresses the link between volatility, growth, and credit market imperfections using firm‐level data. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Capital growth Credit Market forces Germany Economic models While these three arguments support a positive link between...

...Jürgen Backhaus; Karl‐Heinz Schmidt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on links between former “Heilbronn Symposia” on social, economic and political changes, and evolutionary concepts of the nineteenth and early twentieth century to solve the “Social Question” (“S. Qu.”) in Germany...

... social protection is discussed and a brief evaluation of his policy is presented. Findings Germany, through the work of Bismarck, was the first country where the state organised a modern social‐security system. Compulsory sickness, accident and old‐age insurances were passed in 1883, 1884 and 1889...

...Jürgen Backhaus; Shigenari Kanamori Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare typical social problems in Germany and Japan in the context of weavers and female weavers. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares Gerhardt Hauptmann's Weavers (1892) with Wakizo Hosoi's...

... market economy Germany Economic theory Integration According to Schmoller, any economic process is based on two fundamental factors, curiously resembling the Marxian approach to the dialectics of productive forces and productive relations. Indeed, Schmoller suggested that the basis of economic...

... and submit a list (later usually of three) to the Ministry of Culture (there were no non‐state universities in Germany at that time), which would usually, but by no means always, select the top candidate (see Roellecke in Handbuch (Fla¨mig et al., 1996, p. 28)). Sometimes, it would even...

.... To provide better assessment of the performance of nominal income targeting in practice, this paper focuses on Germany where this policy is implemented. The results highlight the importance of price stability in the design of German monetary policy. Furthermore, causality test results indicate a causal flow...

...George M. Katsimbris; Stephen M. Miller A number of recent papers have raised serious questions about the validity of the German dominance hypothesis, using Granger (temporal) causality tests. If Germany dominates within the European Monetary System, then German monetary policy, measured by either...

...Jürgen G. Backhaus Reports that, in 1943, Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg (1905‐1946) discussed with an informal group meeting in Freiburg (Breisgau ‐ Germany) “Limits and possibilities of economic planning”. Explains that the group called after its chairman “von Beckerath Circle” met to discuss...

... of modern economics, he examines the theoretical aspects of Roscherian economics, also those of the Grundlagenamong others. He calls Roscher “Protoneoklassiker”. Economic theory Economics Germany United Kingdom © MCB UP Limited 1995 As is often criticized, Roscher′s...

... the circumstances of the history of the professionalization of US economics,criteria very different from those used by Schumpeter , although similar in some respects to those of Dorfman . © MCB UP Limited 1995 Economists Economy Germany Methodology Politics United Kingdom USA In his...

... of the game by the central banks involved. Credible commitment can be achieved through cooperative (symmetric) or coercive (asymmetric) regimes. Did the USA(Germany) dominate other developed (European) countries during the Bretton Woods (European Monetary) system? Examines the linkages, if any,between the USA...

...Irene Oswalt‐Eucken Argues that different elements in Eucken′s work have had insufficient attention in post‐war Germany, in science as well as in political practice. In Eucken′s thinking, order (especially order in the economic and political field and the interconnection between them...

...Gerrit Meijer Gives a short outline of the main charac‐teristics and emphasizes the actual signifi‐cance of Walter Eucken′s work. Summarizes the articles included in the journal. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Economics Economic theory Germany History Market economy Originally, Eucken...

... a checklist to test policy proposals as to their effectiveness, necessity and cost appropriateness. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Economic theory Effectiveness Germany Ordo school Policy Social market economy The Freiburg or Ordo‐liberal School was a group of economists and lawyers, above all...

... institutions Austria Germany History National cultures Universities The Impact of the Prussian and German University Administrations on the Austrian University System between 1875 and 1914 Walter Höflechner Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria Influence on Austria 177 First of all, I would like...

...; and an immense capacity for work. The prevailing stereotypes of bureaucracy have no room for the public entrepreneur who succeeds only by usurping the role of bureaucracy within his own private realm. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Bureaucracy Economics Entrepreneurs Germany History Universities...