economics

For the Southwest Saxony region, this thesis proves that for less land-consuming settlement development, the controlling actions at the regional level must also be adapted. Pilot projects and model projects in recent years have already set the course for this. In this respect, it is no longer just a question - whether - but - that - the regional area control is adjusted. Only in this way can the current challenges of settlement area development be controlled more effectively and...

This dissertation deals with longer-term relationships between the exchange rates of the world's most traded currencies. The aim here is to uncover common developments in exchange rates using empirical methods and to analyze the causes of these common developments. Initially, explanatory approaches based on traditional macroeconomic exchange rate models are used. Due to the low explanatory content of these traditional models, not only longer-term common developments of exchange rates that are detached from fundamental dynamics are revealed in the following,...

Even 20 years after the fall of the Wall, the phenomenon of east-west migration within Germany is still of great importance. The extent and the selectivity of these migration movements reached unimagined dimensions. Against this background, this thesis analyzes and answers two of the economically relevant questions that arise in this context: the question of the macroeconomic determinants of east-west migration and the question of the future extent of these migration movements. Details Title: East-West migration in reunified Germany Subtitle:...

As a result of the increasing capital requirements of non-listed companies and the continuously increasing investment needs of institutional and private investors, private equity covers a segment of the capital market that has been growing for decades. The private equity companies (PEG) see themselves as active insider investors who take on evaluation and selection functions, transaction execution, support and exit functions in the investment process. The risks associated with this, in particular the issues of portfolio building by PEGs, were...

The author examines the legal aspects of concluding transport contracts over the Internet in a factual manner and in easily understandable language. The starting point of the investigation are the defensive clauses contained in many general terms and conditions of transport companies with regard to the acceptance of shipments with certain contents or values. The question of what consequences there are for the conclusion and continued existence of the contract of carriage if no or incorrect information about the shipment...

For the first time in the history of European integration, the Treaty of Lisbon allows a member country to leave the EU without giving a reason. What consequences could the exit option have? Can it be assumed that the member countries will not consider leaving the EU because EU membership has been so advantageous up to now? Or will the end of the European integration process be heralded with the now explicit option to leave? Could the right to withdraw...

Especially in times of economic tension, there is a feeling that financial markets do not contribute to the common good. In the course of increasing globalization, financial and currency crises not only harm the local polluters, but also seemingly uninvolved groups of society beyond national borders. Overall, international capital flows have a decisive influence on the development of the global economy due to their volume and speed. It is therefore necessary for financial markets to function in accordance with their...

Since the beginning of the reform and opening-up policy, China has confirmed its ability to change through very high economic growth and relatively low inflation rates. The People's Bank of China, as the Chinese central bank, has made an outstanding contribution to economic development through its monetary policy. Due to the different economic and financial structure compared to Western countries, the functioning and logic of Chinese monetary policy is characterized by a number of special features. This book provides an...

The introduction of a single currency was the political goal pursued on the African continent when the Organization for African Unity was founded in 1963. The aim of this dissertation is to analyze the possibility of implementing a single currency in Africa. The economic integration process will be at the center of the debate. i.e. the accent of this present work is not only on the single currency itself, but and much more on the path of integration that leads...

The present book follows the emerged view and growing awareness of the enhancing and discouraging effects in recent years that institutions may play for the female labor force participation. These institutions encompass formal and informal social rules and norms (customs, traditions, codes of conduct). The aim of this work is to examine the effect of several such social institutions (formal and informal constraints) imposed on women, which were provided by the OECD Social Institutions and Development Database (GID) and are...

Since the 1970s, science has been pointing to the continuous decline in biological diversity. Companies in particular find it difficult to strategically anchor biodiversity aspects in their organization, even though they operate comprehensive sustainability management. The concept of the Biodiversity Balanced Scorecard starts here and offers companies a methodical instrument with which biodiversity aspects can be operationalized, i.e. made measurable and controllable. Details Title: Strategic biodiversity management using a Biodiversity Balanced Scorecard Author: Niels Christiansen Edition: 1st edition Published: 1st...

Road freight transport is becoming more and more the focus of criminals. The procedures are becoming more and more well thought out. A special type of theft of goods is fraud. There is currently only little empirical knowledge about the extent of cargo fraud and embezzlement in Germany. This is where the survey of transport and insurance companies comes in, with information from other parties such as police authorities, detective agencies and freight exchange operators also being included. Based on...