@techreport{PetersenKirchner2008,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Petersen, Hans-Georg and Kirchner, Markus},
  title     = {Education return and financing},
  issn      = {1864-1431},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-26969},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {The paper sheds some light on the education returns in Germany in the post war period. After describing higher education in Germany the current stand of higher education financing within the single states is presented. In six states tuition fees will be introduced in 2007/08 and discussions are going on in even some more. In the second part of the paper an empirical analysis is done using longitudinal data from the German social pension system. The analysis over the whole lifecycle renders results which proof that the higher education advantages are quite remarkable and might be a justification for more intensified financing by tuition fees. But all this has to be embedded into an encompassing strategy of tax and social policy, especially to prevent a strengthened process of social selection, which would be counterproductive for an increased and highly qualified human capital in Germany.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Kauffmann2007,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Kauffmann, Albrecht},
  title     = {Transport costs and the size of cities},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-16202},
  year      = {2007},
  abstract  = {Real costs of freight transportation have strong increased in Russia particularly during the period of price liberalization 1992-93. This paper investigates possible connections between rising transport costs and the evolution of the size structure of the system of cities in the Russian Federation and its federal subjects. Empirical findings suggest that under conditions of a closed system agglomeration processes according to the predictions of the model of Tabuchi et al. (2005) would have taken place especially in the periphere regions of the North and Far East.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Lkhagvadorj2007,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Lkhagvadorj, Ariunaa},
  title     = {Status quo on fiscal decentralisation in Mongolia},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-16159},
  year      = {2007},
  abstract  = {This paper gives a review on the theoretical foundation for fiscal decentralisation and a status quo analysis of the intergovernmental relations in Mongolia. It consists of two parts. Part I briefly reviews the theories of fiscal decentralisation and its impact on the nations' welfare considering the major challenges for a transition economy. Part II of the paper describes the general structure and scope of the government and examines the current fiscal autonomy in Mongolia focusing on the four main areas of intergovernmental relations. This paper concludes that local governments in Mongolia are still far away from having the political, administrative and fiscal autonomy. New approaches for the assignments of expenditures and revenues in Mongolia are urgently needed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Petersen2007,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Petersen, Hans-Georg},
  title     = {UWM/UP joint study program: experience, problems, and future perspectives},
  issn      = {1864-1431},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-16147},
  year      = {2007},
  abstract  = {The paper describes the exchange program in between the University of Wisconsin/ Milwaukee and the University of Potsdam in the field of economics. It discusses in detail the development of the program, including the problems and challenges. Additionally a brief description of the curriculum is presented. Then the future possibilities of the Transatlantic Degree Program (TDP) are discussed and the influences and problems of the Bologna process analysed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Gruševaja2006,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Gruševaja, Marina},
  title     = {Do institutions matter?},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14485},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {Contens 1 Introduction 2 Institutions and the Institutional Change 2.1 Institutions and Theoretical Concepts in Economics 2.2 Path Dependence 2.3 Inconsistence of Institutional Development 2.4 Determinants of Effectiveness 2.5 Efficiency of New Institutions 3 What is "Competition Policy"? 4 The Competition Policy in Russia as an Institution 4.1 Establishment of the Competition Policy as an Institution 4.2 Market Structure and Competition Policy 4.3 Measures of Competition Policy 4.3.1 Prohibition of Competition Restrictive Agreements or Concerted Actions 4.3.2 Abuse of Dominance 4.3.3 Merger Control 4.3.4 Restrictive Action to Competition of Administrative Bodies 4.4 Violations of the Competition Law 4.5 Problems of the Russian Competition Policy 5 Which Mistakes Russia has made with the Implementation of theCompetition Policy? 6 Is a Lacking Effectiveness of Transplanted Institutions Inevitable? 7 Concluding Remarks},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{BlienSanner2006,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Blien, Uwe and Sanner, Helge},
  title     = {Structural change and regional employment dynamics},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14425},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {A casual look at regional unemployment rates reveals that there are vast differences, which cannot be explained by different institutional settings. Our paper attempts to trace these differences in the labor market performance back to the regions' specialization in products that are more or less advanced in their product cycle. The model we develop shows how individual profit and utility maximization endogenously yields higher employment levels in the beginning. In later phases, however, employment decreases in the presence of process innovation. Our model suggests that the only way to escape from this vicious circle is to specialize in products that are at the beginning of their "economic life". The model is based on an interaction of demand and supply side forces.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Sanner2005,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Sanner, Helge},
  title     = {Price responses to market entry with and without endogenous product choice},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14399},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {Textbook wisdom says that competition yields lower prices and higher consumer surplus than monopoly. We show in two versions of a simple location-product differentiation model with and without endogenous choice of products that these two results have to be qualified. In both models, more than half of the reasonable parameter values lead to higher prices with duopoly than with monopoly. If the product characteristics are exogenous to the firms, consumers may even be be better off with monopoly in average.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Kauffmann2005,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Kauffmann, Albrecht},
  title     = {Structural change during transition},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14304},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {This paper analyses the structural change in Russia during the transition from the planned to a market economy. With regard to the famous three sector hypothesis, broad economic sectors were formed as required by this theory. The computation of their shares at GNP at market prices using Input-Output tables, and the adjustment of results from distortions, generated as side effects of tax avoidance practices, shows results that clearly reject claims that Russia would be on the road to a post-industrial service economy. Instead, at least until 2001, a tendency of "primarisation" could be observed, that presents Russia closer to less-developed countries.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Sanner2005,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Sanner, Helge},
  title     = {Instability in competition},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14299},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {In this paper we show that Puu (2002) does not provide a stable solution to the location game, according to his own definition of stability. If the usual two-stage game is considered, where in the first stage a location is chosen once and forever, and in the second stage prices are determined, the equilibrium proves stable for a sizeable interval of parameters, however. Even though this procedure is most common in analyzing Hotelling's location problem, it is not satisfying because it exhibits an inconsistent informational structure. The search for a better concept of stability is imperative.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Holzer2004,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Holzer, Verena Le{\"i}la},
  title     = {Does the german renewable energies act fulfil sustainable development objectives?},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14189},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {Table of contens 1 Introduction 2 The concept of sustainability 2.1 Ecological sustainability 2.2 Social sustainability 2.3 Economic sustainability 2.4 The sustainability strategy of the german government 3 Effects of energy use on the enviromment 4 Requirements of the SSGG for energy policy 4.1 Ecological implications of thr SSGG 4.2 Social and economic requirements of the SSGG 5 The German Renewable Energies Act 5.1 Objectives 5.2 Design and mechanisms 5.3 Fees-in tariffs 6 Does the EEG meet the sustainability requirements of the SSGG? 6.1 Management rules 6.2 Social sustainability 6.3 Economic sustainability 6.4 Development tendencis 7 Possible amendments for more sustainability 7.1 Changing the promotional system 7.2 A European regulation},
  language  = {en}
}