For many people, parenthood constitutes a crucial part of a successful life. Yet, the number of adults who never have children is increasing and has prompted concerns about their well-being. Past research mostly focused on parents and rarely investigated factors that are theoretically meaningful for the well-being of adults without children. Our preregistered study uses a propensity-score matched design ...
We provide an evaluation of the impact of German public subsidy schemes in municipalities of Bavaria and Lower Saxony aimed at supporting the deployment of basic broadband infrastructure in rural Germany. Such subsidies are subject to state aid control by the European Commission and may only be granted if the potential market failure is addressed without distorting competition. We first analyse the ...
In Deutschland wurden große Reformen oft nur durch eine Krise möglich. Die Wahl Donald Trumps wird einen Kurswechsel wahrscheinlicher machen. Donald Trumps Wahlsieg ist ein Schock; die politischen, sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und vor allem sicherheitspolitischen Folgen könnten dramatisch sein. In einer Demokratie müssen wir das Wahlergebnis respektieren. Europa muss jetzt die Lehren aus dieser ...
