Thema Verbraucher

Nachhaltiger Konsum: Unterschiedliche Kaufkraft von Haushalten muss berücksichtigt werden

Einkommensschwache Haushalte können sich nachhaltige Produkte – wie Bio-Lebensmittel oder Fairtrade-Kleidung – oft nicht leisten. Das Gefühl von Einkommensungleichheit wird durch das Bedürfnis nach nachhaltigen, aber teureren Produkten verstärkt. Was kann der Staat in einer solchen Situation tun, wenn er also einerseits umweltfreundliches Verhalten fördern und andererseits damit verbundene größere ...

Measuring Expenditure with a Mobile App: Do Probability-Based and Nonprobability Panels Differ?

In this case study, we examine a novel aspect of data collected in a typical probability and a typical nonprobability panel: mobile app data. The data were collected in Great Britain in 2018, using the Innovation Panel of the UK Household Longitudinal Study and the Lightspeed online access panel. Respondents in each panel were invited to participate in a month-long study, reporting all their daily ...

Wealth and Its Distribution in Germany, 1895-2021

German history over the past 125 years has been turbulent. Marked by two world wars, revolutions and major regime changes, as well as a hyperinflation and three currency reforms, expropriations and territorial divisions, it comprises extreme shocks to study the role of historical events, taxation, asset price changes, portfolio heterogeneity in affecting the wealth distribution in the long run. Combining ...

Fusionskontrolle muss Verhandlungsmacht in Wertschöpfungsketten beachten

Im Rahmen der Wettbewerbspolitik spielt neben dem Kartellverbot und der Missbrauchsaufsicht die Fusionskontrolle eine zentrale Rolle. Fusionen zwischen großen Herstellern beeinflussen typischerweise den Wettbewerb und müssen daher von den Wettbewerbsbehörden genehmigt werden. Dabei sind Entflechtungen, bei denen die fusionierenden Unternehmen Unternehmensbeteiligungen oder Marken abgeben müssen, eine ...

In der Fusionskontrolle Verhandlungsmacht von Unternehmen beachten: Interview

Deutsche Wirtschaft kränkelt – Reform der Schuldenbremse kein Allheilmittel: Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Frühjahr 2024 ; Dienstleistungsauftrag des Bundesministeriums für WIrtschaft und Klimaschutz

Quantifying Bargaining Power in Supply Chains: Essential for Merger Control

Merger control plays a central role in competition policy. When assessing proposed mergers, Competition Authorities should consider its impact on all relevant markets. Large mergers between manufacturers typically impact competition, thus requiring the approval of Competition Authorities. Divestitures are often a condition of merger approval. This report investigates the effectiveness of implementing ...

Inform Me When It Matters: Cost Salience, Energy Consumption, and Efficiency Investments

Using a large-scale natural experiment in staggered billing dates for energy use in Germany and a unique billing dataset for multi-apartment buildings, this paper shows that the month of billing is a significant determinant of heat energy consumption. A large set of residential buildings demand significantly more heat energy annually, when the bill is issued during off-winter months. The paper finds ...

Intangible Capital and Productivity Divergence

Understanding the causes of the slowdown in aggregate productivity growth is key to maintaining the competitiveness of advanced economies and ensuring long-term economic prosperity. This paper provides evidence that investment in intangible capital, despite having a positive effect on productivity at the micro level, is a driver of the weak productivity performance at the aggregate level as it amplifies ...

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