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Während des Untersuchungszeitraums (1980 – 1999 einschließlich) ist sowohl die Zahl der Aktiengesellschaften in Deutschland insgesamt als auch die Zahl der börsennotierten Gesellschaften gestiegen. Dabei verlief der Anstieg nicht gleichförmig. Während beide Zahlen sich in den Jahren 1980 bis 1990 nur unwesentlich veränderten, ist für die Jahre nach 1996 ein geradezu sprunghafter Anstieg der absoluten Zahl von Gesellschaften zu verzeichnen. Die Zunahme börsennotierter Gesellschaften blieb demgegenüber im Verhältnis eher gering. Während die Zahl der Gesellschaften insgesamt sich im Untersuchungszeitraum um das 3,5-fache erhöht hat, hat sich die Gesamtzahl börsennotierter Aktiengesellschaften lediglich verdoppelt.
We use consumer price data for 81 European cities (in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal) to study deviations from the law-of-one-price before and during the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) by analysing both aggregate and disaggregate CPI data for 7 categories of goods we find that the distance between cities explains a significant amount of the variation in the prices of similar goods in different locations. We also find that the variation of the relative price is much higher for two cities located in different countries than for two equidistant cities in the same country. Under EMU, the elimination of nominal exchange rate volatility has largely reduced these border effects, but distance and border still matter for intra-European relative price volatility. JEL classification: F40, F41
Im folgenden Beitrag wird zunächst die Entwicklung der personellen Einkommensverteilung in Deutschland zwischen 1993 und 1998 auf der Basis der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichproben (EVS) dargestellt. Dabei werden - ähnlich wie in früheren Analysen auf Basis der EVS und des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels (SOEP) - hoch aggregierte Indikatoren berechnet, mit denen die Informationsfülle einer Mikrodatenquelle zu nur einer Zahl bzw. zu einer eindimensionalen relativen Häufigkeitsverteilung verdichtet wird. In einem zweiten Schritt und schwerpunktmäßig wird untersucht, welche Verteilungsstrukturen sich hinter diesen Darstellungen der Gesamtverteilung verbergen.
In the recent theoretical literature on lending risk, the coordination problem in multi-creditor relationships have been analyzed extensively. We address this topic empirically, relying on a unique panel data set that includes detailed credit-file information on distressed lending relationships in Germany. In particular, it includes information on creditor pools, a legal institution aiming at coordinating lender interests in borrower distress. We report three major findings. First, the existence of creditor pools increases the probability of workout success. Second, the results are consistent with coordination costs being positively related to pool size. Third, major determinants of pool formation are found to be the number of banks, the distribution of lending shares, and the severity of the distress shock.
This paper uses a unique data set from credit files of six leading German banks to provide some empirical insights into their rating systems used to classify corporate borrowers. On the basis of the New Basle Capital Accord, which allows banks to use their internal rating systems to compute their minimum capital requirements, the relations between potential risk factors, rating decisions and the default probabilities are analysed to answer the question whether German banks are ready for the internal ratings-based approach. The results suggests that the answer is not affirmative at this stage. We find internal rating systems not comparable over banks and furthermore we reveal differences between credit rating determining and default probability determining factors respectively. Klassifikation: G21, G33, G38
Auch sechs Jahre nach Einführung der Vorschriften zur Ad-hoc-Publizität nach § 15 WpHG besteht bei den Unternehmen weiterhin große Unsicherheit bezüglich ihrer ordnungsmäßigen Umsetzung. Dies gilt insbesondere für die Behandlung von ad-hoc-meldepflichtigen Sachverhalten, die sich aus der Regelberichterstattung ergeben. Der vorliegende Beitrag entwickelt hierzu Lösungsansätze im Sinne einer kapitalmarktorientierten Unternehmenspublizität.
This paper analyzes a comprehensive data set of 108 non venture-backed, 58 venture-backed and 33 bridge financed companies going public at Germany s Neuer Markt between March 1997 and March 2000. I examine whether these three types of issues differ with regard to issuer characteristics, balance sheet data or offering characteristics. Moreover, this empirical study contributes to the underpricing literature by focusing on the complementary or rather competing role of venture capitalists and underwriters in certifying the quality of a company when going public. Companies backed by a prestigious venture capitalist and/or underwritten by a top bank are expected to show less underpricing at the initial public offering (IPO) due to a reduced ex-ante uncertainty. This study provides evidence to the contrary: VC-backed IPOs appear to be more underpriced than non VCbacked IPOs.
Our study provides evidence on the share price reactions to the announcement of equity issues in Germany, where capital market is characterized by institutional features distinct from the U.S. market. German seasoned equity issues yield a positive market reaction which contrasts to the significant negative abnormal returns reported for the U.S. We provide evidence that these results are due to differences in both issuing characteristics and floatation methods, and in the corporate governance and ownership structures of the two countries. Our study explains much of the empirical puzzle of different market reactions to seemingly similar events across financial markets.