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ISO/TR 19814 : information and documentation - collections management for archives and libraries
(2017)
Basiswissen RDA
(2017)
Wissenschaftsmanagement
(2017)
Hosting the Olympics or not
(2017)
This dissertation investigates capacity and technology choice decisions in maritime container shipping under demand and regulatory uncertainty. In an introductory overview, we discuss the industry and the challenges that complicate investment decisions in shipping: e. g., the multitude of decisions, market volatility, excess capacities and the trend of new environmental regulation. Real option valuation methods can account for strategic options and the uncertainties in capacity decisions in shipping. To assess the impact of chartering on maritime investment, we analyze investment and charter options individually in a continuous-time model. We combine both in a discrete-time approach taking into account key features of the industry: investment with time to build, divestment, chartering, an endogenous charter rate, layup, and demand uncertainty. While we find demand volatility to increase optimal capacities if only investment with time to build is possible, chartering reduces this effect. It adds value to the overall project, should be mainly applied to compensate unexpected capacity shortages and needs to be considered in decision-making. Uncertainty about future eco-regulation is a further challenge for the industry. In an approximate dynamic programming model extension, we account for a stochastic introduction of operating cost-increasing regulation to assess optimal capacity choice under regulatory uncertainty. Regulation can allow for grandfathering, affecting only newly acquired vessels. We find uncertainty about future regulation with grandfathering to induce heavy up-front investment to secure a low cost base even in regulated markets. Such uncertainty may increase excess capacities and industry emissions. Uncertainty without grandfathering, however, reduces overall investment and emissions. In this case, the market may contract as investors resort to chartering until uncertainty is resolved. To also assess technology choice in light of uncertain future regulation, we develop a two-phase regime-switching model. We derive analytical solutions and study the effects of regulatory uncertainty on technology choice in a numerical extension that relaxes restrictive assumptions. We find that such uncertainty can increase optimal capacities and that a single-technology strategy is preferable over a fleet of mixed technologies in most cases. We further extend the model and compare the effectiveness of two different regimes—an emissions cap and an emissions tax. Results suggest that an emissions cap is more effective at reducing overall emissions while a tax causes lower regulation cost. The regime choice also determines the optimal technological fleet composition. The main implication is that chartering and regulatory uncertainty have a strong effect on optimal investment in shipping and should be considered in project valuation. Further, regulatory uncertainty can lead to unintended investment behavior that undermines regulatory goals. Lastly, regulatory regimes are not equally effective/efficient in reducing the environmental footprint of shipping and constitute varying incentives for investing in eco-friendly technology.
Bericht 2016/2017
(2017)
In this thesis, we(1) use operations research methods to provide insights into three areas associated with health care operations management. In Chapter 2, we use a discreteevent supply chain simulation to asses if coordination among partners is beneficial in a supply chain with the characteristics of the German pharmaceutical market. We find that the greatest cost savings and service levels could be achieved through a highly integrated collaboration although most of its impact could already be achieved through sharing point-of-sales demand information. Results suggest that coordination is most beneficial in situations where product shelf life is short and demand variation is high.
In Chapter 3 we consider quality-of-life maximizing sequences of prophylactic surgeries for female carriers of a BRCA1/2 genetic mutation, who face a significantly elevated breast and ovarian cancer risk. Using a Markov Decision Process model, we determine the optimal surgery sequence that maximizes the carrier’s expected lifetime qualityadjusted life years (QALYs). Baseline results demonstrate that a QALY-maximizing sequence recommends a bilateral mastectomy between ages 30 and 60 and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy after age 40 for BRCA1 carriers. Surgeries are recommended later for BRCA2 carriers, as their cancer risk is lower. The model’s structural properties show that when one surgery has already been completed, there exists an optimal control limit after which performing the other surgery is always QALY-maximizing.
In Chapter 4, we develop a two-stage model for optimizing when and where to assign Ebola treatment unit (ETU) beds—across geographic regions—during an infectious disease outbreak’s early phase. The first stage includes a dynamic transmission model that forecasts occurrence of new cases at the regional level, thus capturing connectivity among regions; in this stage we introduce a coefficient for behavioral adaptation to changing epidemic conditions. The second stage includes two approaches to efficiently allocate intervention resources across affected regions. Such an allocation could have prevented up to 3,434 infections over an 18-week period during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, a 58% improvement compared with the actual allocation.
(1) In Chapter 2, 3, and 4, the term ’we’ refers to the authors of Nohdurft & Spinler (2016), Nohdurft et al. (2016a), and Nohdurft et al. (2016b), respectively.
Servant Leadership in der IT
(2017)
ISO/TR 19814
(2017)
Status dynamics and their effects on individual cooperation and performance in interdependent teams
(2017)
Der Bericht präsentiert empirische Befunde zum wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs in Deutschland. Schwerpunktthema des Berichtes ist die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und akademischer Karriere. Weitere Themen sind Arbeits- und Beschäftigungsbedingungen, Qualifizierungsbedingungen in der Promotionsphase sowie Karrierewege und -perspektiven, insbesondere in der Post-Doc-Phase. Das Mobilitätsverhalten und der Beitrag zu Forschung, Lehre und Transfer des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses sowie Bildungsrenditen der Promotion werden ebenfalls in den Blick genommen.
Basis des Berichtes sind primär Daten aus der amtlichen Statistik sowie aus regelmäßig durchgeführten Befragungen. Bei der Aufbereitung der Daten liegt der Fokus stärker als bisher auf der Vergleichbarkeit und Einordnung der Befunde. Damit schafft der Bericht eine Wissensbasis für Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen, Interessenvertretungen, Förderorganisationen und Entscheidungsträger/innen in Bund und Ländern.
Winning Frankfurt
(2017)
IMC-Report
(2017)
Activity Report
(2017)
This dissertation assesses investment decisions in container shipping. To understand the current state of the industry, key characteristics and challenges, such as overcapacity, eroding margins due to low freight rates, long investment lead times, and frequent changes in alliance structure are introduced.
The nature of the industry motivates the application of real options, hence a real options investment model in oligopolistic competition is presented. An analytic solution in continuous time as well as a dynamic programming solution in discrete time are derived. The model takes into account an endogenous price function, fuel-efficient investment, endogenous lead times, and endogenous price formation in the secondary vessel market. This allows to study the impact of competitive intensity, number of players, volatility, fuel-efficiency, lead time, and variable cost on optimal capacity. An investigation of optimal investment policies shows that strategic action increases firm value and strategic alliances might help alleviate some of the industry’s challenges.
Since the container shipping market is characterized by frequent alliance changes, the performance of the real options model in the context of a cooperative shipping game is assessed. Extending the coalition structure value concept it can be shown that, compared with discounted cash flow, the real options trigger performs better, especially in light of high competitive intensity and freight rate volatility while not exhibiting substantial disadvantages in other settings. A further assessment of a number of drivers for alliance instability finds that alliance complexity cost, freight rate volatility, and competitive intensity increase alliance changes.
To verify the investment approach, a characterization of the container freight rate is provided with an empirical Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. It can be observed that the freight rate exhibits a negative relationship with capacity deployment; hence the oligopoly price function is confirmed. Based on the freight rate characterization, a back testing of the real options investment approach is provided. It shows that if players had applied the presented approach, capacities would have decreased and rates improved. A number of limitations of the real options approach are identified,
i.e. substantial impact of volatility expectation, potentially induced cyclicality from trigger approaches, and the timing impact of investment and divestment lead times.
The implications of this research are that strategic action in the container shipping industry is worthwhile and understanding the market specifics (such as competitive intensity, volatility, and freight rate characterization) is very important. Container carriers should add a real options approach to their investment toolkit and keep an eye on potential overcapacity. Finally, entering strategic alliances is suggested, but complexity should be avoided.
Dancing with the dragon
(2017)
In der Studie ermitteln wir die Gesamtkosten bei der Anlage in Zertifikate auf Basis von 24.830 Anlagezertifikaten, die von den Mitgliedern des DDV im ersten Halbjahr 2016 emittiert wurden und im Monat nach Emission ein investiertes Volumen von insgesamt 8,169 Mrd. € aufwiesen. Die Gesamtkosten aus Erwarteter Emittentenmarge, Vertriebsprovisionen und Ausgabeaufschlägen belaufen sich auf 71,4 Basispunkte (BP) bzw. 0,714 % pro Laufzeitjahr. Die durchschnittliche Laufzeit der Produkte beträgt 4,8 Jahre. Von den Gesamtkosten von 71,4 BP entfallen 30,3 BP auf die Erwartete Emittentenmarge, 31,6 BP auf die Vertriebsprovisionen und 9,5 BP auf die Ausgabeaufschläge. Die Erwartete Emittentenmarge geht an die Emittenten als Vergütung für die Strukturierung, das Market Making und die Abwicklung und enthält auch den Gewinn des Emittenten. Dagegen werden mit den Vertriebsprovisionen und Ausgabeaufschlägen die Leistungen der Vertriebseinheiten und die Anlageberatung vergütet. Die in diesen Kosten nicht enthaltenen Absicherungskosten (Transaktionskosten für den Einkauf der Produktkomponenten) belaufen sich nach unserer Schätzung auf etwa 30 BP pro Laufzeitjahr. Die Gesamtkosten der Zertifikateanlage einschließlich
der Absicherungskosten betragen somit pro Laufzeitjahr etwa 1 %. Damit dürften diese über den Kosten von Anlagen in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) auf große Indizes, aber deutlich unter den Kosten von aktiv verwalteten Investmentfonds liegen. Insgesamt werten wir diese aus unserer Sicht geringen Kosten der Zertifikateanlage als Beleg dafür, dass eine hohe Kostentransparenz zu mehr Wettbewerb und damit auch zu effizienten Preisstrukturen führt. Diese hohe Kostentransparenz, die ab 2018 vom Regulator gemäß PRIIPs und MiFID II für alle wichtigen Finanzprodukte gefordert wird, ist für den deutschen Zertifikatemarkt seit Jahren kennzeichnend.
This paper studies the effect of the strength of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) on FDI activity. We develop an index for the strength of international dispute settlement provisions included in BITs in order to examine the role the content of BITs plays in attracting FDI. To this end we make use of data from the UNCTAD's International Investment Agreement Mapping Project and measure the provision strength of 1,676 BITs. Using panel data of bilateral and total inward FDI flows and stocks we study the effect of BITs on FDI. Our main finding indicates that stronger international dispute settlement provisions in BITs are indeed associated with positive effects on FDI activity.
Strong consistency of the least squares estimator in regression models with adaptive learning
(2017)
This paper looks at the strong consistency of the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator in a stereotypical macroeconomic model with adaptive learning. It is a companion to Christopeit & Massmann (2017, Econometric Theory) which considers the estimator’s convergence in distribution and its weak consistency in the same setting. Under constant gain learning, the model is closely related to stationary, (alternating) unit root or explosive autoregressive processes. Under decreasing gain learning, the regressors in the model are asymptotically collinear. The paper examines, first, the issue of strong convergence of the learning recursion: It is argued that, under constant gain learning, the recursion does not converge in any probabilistic sense, while for decreasing gain learning rates are derived at which the recursion converges almost surely to the rational expectations equilibrium. Secondly, the paper establishes the strong consistency of the OLS estimators, under both constant and decreasing gain learning, as well as rates at which the estimators converge almost surely. In the constant gain model, separate estimators for the intercept and slope parameters are juxtaposed to the joint estimator, drawing on the recent literature on explosive autoregressive models. Thirdly, it is emphasised that strong consistency is obtained in all models although the near-optimal condition for the strong consistency of OLS in linear regression models with stochastic regressors, established by Lai & Wei (1982), is not always met.
This study examines heterogeneity in tax rate elasticities of corporate capital using staggered variation in local business tax rates of German municipalities. The results suggest an average long-run capital decline of 0.97% after a 1% increase in the tax rate. In line with prior literature that suggests higher investment-cash flow sensitivities of firms with financing constraints tax rate elasticities are up to half times larger for financially constrained firms than for unconstrained firms. Moreover, capital responses are about half times larger for firms with fewer tax avoidance possibilities. Finally, this study contributes to the literature on tax incidence. I find a weaker relation between taxes and capital for firms that are less likely to bear the economic burden of the tax because they shift the tax incidence to their stakeholders.
Das Hamburger Beihilfemodell
(2017)
Zu Beginn ihrer Karriere verfügen Beamte über das Privileg zwischen einer Absicherung im System der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherungen (GKV) und den privaten Krankenversicherungen (PKV) wählen zu dürfen. Bislang entscheiden sich die meisten Beamten für letztere, auch weil sie in der GKV sowohl Arbeitnehmerals auch Arbeitgeberbeitrag zahlen müssten, in der PKV dagegen eine Kostenbeteiligung im Rahmen der Beihilfe vorgesehen ist. Die Stadt Hamburg hat nun jedoch beschlossen, zukünftig Arbeitgeberzuschüsse zur GKV zu leisten, um damit eine „echte Wahlfreiheit“ herzustellen. Wir zeigen anhand eines Vergleichs der internen Renditen in beiden Systemen, dass sich das Kalkül für den Durchschnittsbeamten trotz dieser gefeierten Reform kaum verändern wird. Vielmehr wird es wahrscheinlich zu einer verstärkten adversen Selektion von hohen Gesundheitsrisiken zu Lasten der GKV kommen.
In der deutschen Gesundheitspolitik wird seit langem unter dem Stichwort Bürgerversicherung über die Einbeziehung aller Bürger in das System der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung diskutiert. Dabei wird meistens die Perspektive der GKVVersicherten eingenommen, seltener diejenige der Versicherten der PKV. Es stellt sich jedoch insbesondere für die Gruppe der Beihilfeberechtigten die Frage, welche monetären Konsequenzen durch eine Bürgerversicherung für sie entstehen und in welcher Höhe daraus Kompensationszahlungen abgeleitet werden können. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen: Selbst, wenn diese Kompensationen weniger als die Hälfte der Differenz der Versicherungsleistungen zwischen PKV/Beihilfe und einer
Bürgerversicherung abdecken, hat der Business Case Bürgerversicherung für die Gebietskörperschaften zumindest kurzfristig negative fiskalischen Folgen.
Our paper estimates the impact of immigration on the sustainability of the Italian public finances using the methodology of Generational Accounting. We take into account socio-economic differences between the main migrants’ communities resident in Italy and we present three possible scenarios to reflect the potential economic degree of integration of foreigners in the Italian territory. Moreover, for each scenario we propose several options for migrants concerning both the length of permanence in Italy and the possible collection of retirement benefits. Our results show that the burden of current fiscal policy reduces as integration of the foreign-born increases. If migrants’ children are economically perfectly integrated, the fiscal gap is reduced from 71.9 to -15.3 percent of GDP.
In this article we examine the influence of two goal compensation schemes on lying behavior. Based on the die rolling task of Fischbacher/Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we apply an individual goal incentive scheme and a team goal incentive scheme. In both settings individuals receive a fixed bonus when attaining the goal. We find that under team goal incentives subjects are less inclined to over-report production outputs beyond the amount which is on average necessary for goal attainment. Investigating subjects’ beliefs on their team mates’ behavior under team goal incentives reveals that subjects who either believe that lying is not profitable (i.e., the team goal cannot be reached with a lie) or not absolutely necessary (i.e., there is a good chance that the team goal can also be reached without lying) tend to be honest. We also find that subjects who believe that the team goal has already been reached by their team mates tend to over-report production outputs. Across treatments, women are found to be more honest than men. Subjects’ ersonality is not associated with reported production outputs. Our work contributes to previous research on how different compensation schemes affect unethical behavior in organizational settings.
In this paper, we study the bias in interest rate projections for four central banks, namely for Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. We examine whether central bank projections are based on an asymmetric loss function and report evidence that central banks perceive an overprojection of their longer-term interest rate forecasts as twice as costly as an underprojection of the same size. We document that rationality is consistent with biased interest rate projections which contribute to explaining the central banks’ behavior.
This paper uses the Consensus Economic Forecast poll to investigate how forecasters in the foreign exchange market form expectations. In order to explain the expectation formation of forecasters, around 50,000 forecasts for 22 OECD-member currencies are analyzed. The results indicate that forecasters do not form expectations rationally when tested for unbiasedness and orthogonality. The results also suggest that forecasts for industrialized economies show a mix of trend-following and fundamentally-oriented behavior. By contrast, forecasts for emerging markets show significantly more destabilizing expectations. We find forecasting tendencies to strengthen in the short-run and medium-run when controlling for the Balassa-Samuelson effect. For long-run forecasts however this can not be confirmed.
Annual report
(2017)