770 Millionen Menschen weltweit ohne Zugang zu Strom – Vor allem Afrika und ländliche Gebiete betroffen – Dezentrale Solarsysteme ermöglichen kostengünstige und unkomplizierte Elektrifizierung – Erfolg hängt von passender Regulierung und erschwinglichen Finanzierungsmodellen ab Erneuerbare Energien haben die Elektrifizierung der Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer ...
We investigate patterns in common ownership networks between firms that are active in the US pharmaceutical industry for the period 2004-2014. Our main findings are that “brand firms” — i.e. firms that have R&D capabilities and launch new drugs — exhibit relatively dense common ownership networks with each other that further increase significantly in density over time, whereas the network of “generic ...
Einbruch der Ölpreise im Frühjahr – Trotz leichter Erholung weiter schwächelnde Nachfrage – Golfstaaten stehen wirtschaftlich unter Druck – DIW-Simulationen zeigen keine zeitnahe Preiserholung – Exporterlöse wohl weiter rückläufig – Finanzielle Spielräume werden enger – Diversifizierung in Zeiten des Klimawandels dennoch nicht absehbar ...
This paper applies a microeconomic-based stylized model to identify the optimal modal split of water supply infrastructure in regions of the Global South against the background of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 6. We assume a linear city, with some plausible assumptions on income and willingness-to-pay, and then calculate the optimal tap density, leading in turn to an optimal modal split ...
Speaker Christian Bayer Syllabus
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Timm Teubner (TU Berlin) In this beginner’s guide to web crawling, we will cover the basics of how to automatically extract information from static and dynamic websites. The course will include a fair share of “hands on” work, in which we will write and run code ourselves (Java). If you plan to code along (highly recommended), please have a Java IDE...
Content: A quick review of the panel SF models (True Random effects, 4 component models) Address endogeneity of regressors(i) a two-step approach sing expect profit max framework(ii) A single-step approach using IV Spatial SF production models with dependence via(i) output(ii) Input(s)(iii) noise term(iv) inefficiency Examples of spatial models that I plan to go through(i) crime...
