Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory最新文献

Geographic and Demographic Bank Outreach: Evidence from Germany's Three-Pillar Banking System 地理和人口银行外展:来自德国三大支柱银行体系的证据

Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory Pub Date : 2009-07-01 DOI: 10.3790/KUK.42.3.377

Alexander Conrad, Doris Neuberger, Maria Schneider-Reißig

引用次数: 25

Published stock recommendations as institutional investor sentiment in the near-term stock market 发表个股建议，作为机构投资者对近期股市的信心

Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1927801

Nico Singer, Frank Dreher, Saskia Laser

引用次数: 0

Systemic Usury and the European Consumer Credit Directive 系统性高利贷和欧洲消费者信贷指令

Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3790/vjh.89.1.115

Doris Neuberger, U. Reifner

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引用次数: 1

Wieviel Phantasie braucht die Fußballaktie 足部份需要多少想象力

Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-322-86606-6_5

E. Lehmann, Jürgen Weigand

引用次数: 20

Demographic change and industry-specific innovation patterns in Germany 德国人口结构变化与行业创新模式

Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-531-91478-7_6

G. Henseke, Thusnelda Tivig

引用次数: 17

Age, Human Capital and the Geography of Innovation 年龄、人力资本与创新地理

Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-531-91478-7_7

K. Frosch, Thusnelda Tivig

引用次数: 16