Determinanten von Lehrererwartungen im Grundschulalter.

Scientific Conference (2010)

Determinants and usefulness of risk disclosure in Europe: Evidence from annual reports of listed companies

Doctoral thesis (2020)

Déterminants des coûts et compétitivité-prix dans une petite économie ouverte

Report (2004)

Déterminants individuels et territoriaux des navettes internes ou transfrontalières des actifs résidant en France

in Espace, Populations, Sociétés (2018), 2017(3), 1-30

This article focuses on the individual and territorial determinants of cross-border commuting from France to its neighbouring countries. We seek to identify whether cross-border commuting is a distinct ... [more ▼]

This article focuses on the individual and territorial determinants of cross-border commuting from France to its neighbouring countries. We seek to identify whether cross-border commuting is a distinct form of commuting, especially whether it differs for an active resident from commuting outside his/her reference functional urban area. We use individual data from the 2013 census and characterize the territory at the municipal scale in order to capture the relative polarisation of residential places within the national urban system. From our multinomial logistic models applied to the whole France or the border fringe, we find that gender, age, education, type and sector of activity, as well as the location of the commune with respect to employment poles in France, explain similarly the commute of active individuals towards another urban area in France and across the border. However, the effect is more intensive for cross-border commuting. After controlling the impact of the different neighbouring countries, we still clearly identify a different behaviour from elastic migrants in border areas and an effect of the distance to the border and of the job density on the cross-border commutes. [less ▲]

Determinants of bank efficiency: Evidence from a semi-parametric mathodology

in Managerial Finance (2009), 35(3), 260-275

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze bank efficiency into a number of bank-specific, industryspecific and macroeconomic determinants. Design/methodology/approach – The authors follow a semi-parametric two ... [more ▼]

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze bank efficiency into a number of bank-specific, industryspecific and macroeconomic determinants. Design/methodology/approach – The authors follow a semi-parametric two-stage methodology, where productive efficiency is derived via a non-parametric technique in the first stage and then the scores obtained are linked to a series of determinants of bank efficiency, using a double bootstrapping procedure. Findings – Overall, it is found that the banking sectors of almost all the sample countries show a gradual improvement in their efficiency levels. The model used shows that a number of determinants like bank size, industry concentration and the investment environment have a positive impact on bank efficiency, which is not the case when standard Tobit models are employed. Research limitations/implications – The findings have important implications for the relevance of well-known hypotheses that refer to the performance of the banking sectors, like the structure conduct-performance and the efficient structure hypotheses. These implications are not necessarily verified when past conventional econometric methodologies are used. Practical implications – The paper offers new insights to policy makers, bank managers and practitioners on the relevance of a number of driving factors of bank efficiency that might help them to improve the performance of the banking system and enhance the quality of services provided. Originality/value – This is the first paper in the bank efficiency literature that employs a semiparametric two-stage model, which relaxes several deficiencies of previous two-stage empirical approaches thus, offering a solution to the many problematic features of standard censored regressions. [less ▲]

Determinants of caregiving-related esteem among informal caregivers in Luxembourg, two years after their care-recipients’ stroke.

in Psychology and Health (2011), 26(suppl 2), 86

Mental health promotion policies are concerned by informal caregivers’ (ICs) suffering. What are the determinants of ICs’ caregiving-related esteem? Methods: (a) Crosssectional study. (b)62 Luxemburgish ... [more ▼]

Mental health promotion policies are concerned by informal caregivers’ (ICs) suffering. What are the determinants of ICs’ caregiving-related esteem? Methods: (a) Crosssectional study. (b)62 Luxemburgish ICs of stroke-survivors 2-year-post-event. (c)Variables: oCaregiver Reaction Assessment’s (CRA) five dimensions: caregiving-related esteem (dependent variable), impact of caregiving on health, impact on finances, impact on schedule, lack of family support, oCaregiver Satisfaction with Community Services scale, oLeisure/ couple changes/social repercussions scores. (d) Regressions adjusted on ICs’ sex and age. (e)Multiple regression including significant factors. Findings: (a) Caregiving-related esteem is determined by social repercussions (p¼0.002**), changes in couples (p¼0.004**), impact on health (p¼0.004**) and three CSCS’ dimensions: confidence (p¼0.012*), problem management (p¼0.034*) and information about stroke (p¼0.040*). (b) ICs with high caregiving related esteem (R2 adjusted¼0.275) are weakly impacted on their own health ( ¼ 0.39; p¼0.011*) and on their couple life ( ¼ 0.36; p¼0.026*). Discussion: Support programs centred on ICs’ caregiving-related esteem can reinforce ICs’ health capability. [less ▲]

The Determinants of CoCo Bond Prices

in Journal of Derivatives (2019)

Determinants of cross-national gender differences in complex problem solving competency

Scientific Conference (2013, August)

Determinants of Individual Occupational Careers in the 21st Century – Why Complex Problem Solving Matters Beyond General Mental Ability

Scientific Conference (2014, August 27)

The OECD (2010) views problem solving as essential for lifelong learning. Recently, the 2012 PISA cycle administered domain-general problems, which featured the complexity of the structure, dynamics and ... [more ▼]

The OECD (2010) views problem solving as essential for lifelong learning. Recently, the 2012 PISA cycle administered domain-general problems, which featured the complexity of the structure, dynamics and interconnections of variables, and intransparency of the situation. This emphasis on domain-general problems expresses a paradigmatic shift to lifelong learning. In an attempt towards an integrative process theory of CPS, Fischer, Greiff and Funke (2012) portray knowledge acquisition and knowledge application as the core processes of CPS, which are distinguishable from classical cognitive ability (Dörner, 1986). These core processes are assessed in research via innovative computer-based microworlds. These microworlds simulate complex problems, which share features with real world problems, require knowledge acquisition and knowledge application for a successful task completion and offer a wide range of tasks and approaches (Greiff, Holt, et al., 2013; Greiff, Fischer, et al., 2013). Initiatives looking for the facilitation of so-called 21st century skills (e.g., Griffin, McGaw, & Care, 2012; National Research Council, 2012a; OECD, 2013a, 2013b) strongly relate CPS to demands for professional development as resulting from shifts towards non-routine problem solving and communication tasks in the working lives of adults (e.g., successfully adapting towards IT-depending occupations; Autor, Levy, & Murnane, 2003). So far, the application of CPS in research and practice has mainly been restricted to primary and secondary education. Lifespan or educational research on the role of transversal cognitive skills such as CPS for learning later in life is scarce at best and adult education practice fails to fully tap into the requirements of a working reality (Smith & Reio, 2006), which is defined by uncertainties, contradictions, and dynamic changes. CPS is considered to be important for lifelong learning and occupational success, but underrepresented in research and practice. As a consequence, adult education’s mission to provide opportunities for career preparation (e.g., Gianakos, 1996) and intellectual growth (Perry, 1999) seem to be at risk. Hence, the research goals in this study are to (1) enlarge the understanding for determinants of occupational career indicators (e.g. lifelong learning efforts) and eventually (2) encourage the inclusion of CPS on the adult educational research and practice agenda. Our research goals are built on a rich research fundus of the impact of GMA on professional development (e.g., Schmidt & Hunter, 1998) and promising results on the predictive validity of CPS for academic achievement (e.g., Schweizer, Wüstenberg, & Greiff, 2013; Sonnleitner, Keller, Martin, & Brunner, 2013; Wüstenberg, Greiff, & Funke, 2012) and occupational performance (Abele et al., 2012; Danner et al., 2011). Hence, the targeted constructs are GMA, and CPS as a transversal cognitive skill in occupational careers and professional development. [less ▲]

The determinants of International Mobility of Students

in Economics of Education Review (2014), 41(C), 40-54

This paper analyzes the determinants of the choice of location of international students. Building on the documented trends in international migration of students, we identify the various factors ... [more ▼]

This paper analyzes the determinants of the choice of location of international students. Building on the documented trends in international migration of students, we identify the various factors associated to the attraction of migrants as well as the costs of moving abroad. Using new data capturing the number of students from a large set of origin countries studying in a set of 13 OECD countries, we assess the importance of the various factors identified in the theory. We find support for a significant network effect in the migration of students, a result so far undocumented in the literature. We also find a significant role for cost factors such as housing prices and for attractiveness variables such as the reported quality of universities. In contrast, we do not find an important role for registration fees. [less ▲]