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Working Paper Series of the Economics Group

The WHU Working Paper Series of the Economics Group is listed in the EconPapers/IDEAS/RePEc-Archive. Additionally, it is listed in the German National Library with the ISSN 2511-1159.

This series offers you an opportunity to present your research at an early stage and the chance to obtain academic feedback. To submit a paper, please contact us at rainer.rilke(at)whu.edu.

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Research articles - published in the most prestigious journals.

Economics Group

Frenkel, M., Stefan, H. (accepted pre-print), The impact of the brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investments from countries within and outside the European single market, Applied Economics Letters.

Economics Group

Frenkel, M., Ngo, N. T. (accepted pre-print), Service offshoring and its impacts on wages: an occupation-oriented analysis of Germany, The World Economy.

Economics Group

Leib, M., Köbis, N. C., Rilke, R., Hagens, M., Irlenbusch, B. (accepted pre-print), Corrupted by algorithms? How AI-generated and human-written advice shape (dis)honesty, The Economic Journal.

Economics Group

Reggiani, T., Rilke, R. (accepted pre-print), Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers, Journal of Business Ethics.

Economics Group

What’s your reference point?

Stommel, E., Gottschalck, N., Hack, A., Kraiczy, N., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F. (accepted), What’s your reference point? How price volatility and organizational context affect the reference points of family and nonfamily managers, Small Business Economics.

Economics Group

Huynh, T. L. D., Stratmann, P., Rilke, R. (2024), No influence of simple moral awareness cues on cheating behaviour in an online experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 108, 102126.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Belitski, M., Rejeb, N. (2023), Overcoming the ability-willingness paradox in small family firms’ collaborations, Small Business Economics, Vol. 60 (4), pp. 1409–1429.

Economics Group

Audretsch, D., Günther, C. (2023), SME research: SMEs’ internationalization and collaborative innovation as two central topics in the field, Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB, Vol. 93 (6-7), pp. 1213–1229.

Economics Group

Litvinova, Y., Rilke, R., Günther, C. (2023), Me, myself, and I: image concerns and honesty in immersive VR, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 149, 107950.

Economics Group

Gottschalck, N., Rolan, L., Kellermanns, F. (2023), The continuance commitment of family firm CEOs, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 14 (4), 100568.

Economics Group

Dohmen, T., Shvartsman, E. (2023), Overexertion of effort under working time autonomy and feedback provision, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 212, pp. 1255-1266.

Economics Group

Burden, D., Fendel, R., Zimmermann, L. (2023), Does forward guidance of the ECB matter for the accuracy of private sector inflation forecasts?, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 30 (9), pp. 1213-1217.

Economics Group

Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory?

Fendel, R., Schmidt, A. (2023), Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory? Is the star of modern monetary theory burning out?, Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 103 (1), pp. 48-54.

Economics Group

Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik

Fendel, R. (2023), Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik, Das Wirtschaftsstudium, Vol. 8-9, pp. 875-879.

Economics Group

Frenkel, M., Stadtmann, G., Zimmermann, L. (2023), Labor market effects of COVID-19 supply shocks: Auswirkungen von COVID-19-Schocks auf den Arbeitsmarkt, International Journal of Management and Economics, Vol. 59 (1), pp. 3-12.

Supply Chain Management Group

Heidel, A., Hagist, C., Spinler, S., Schöneberger, M. (2023), Removing dust from the German health care system by introducing health apps into standard care: semistructured interview study, JMIR Human Factors, Vol. 10, e42186.

Economics Group

Hofbauer-Milan, V., Fetzer, S., Hagist, C. (2023), How to predict drug expenditure: a Markov model approach with risk classes, PharmacoEconomics, Vol. 41 (5), pp. 561–572.

Economics Group

Petry, H., Hagist, C., Rheindorf, J. (2023), Ja zur Geburtshilfe – aber nicht unter ärztlicher Leitung: ein Discrete Choice Experiment zur Analyse der Jobpräferenzen von Hebammen in Deutschland, Gesundheitsökonomie & Qualitätsmanagement, Vol. 28 (6), pp. 272-278.

Finance and Accounting Group

Fischer, M., Rilke, R., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), When, and why, do teams benefit from self-selection?, Experimental Economics, Vol. 26 (4), pp. 749–774.

Economics Group

Audretsch, D., Günther, C., Lederer, A. (2022), Publishing in Small Business Economics: an entrepreneurship journal, Small Business Economics, Vol. 58 (2), pp. 1-5.

Economics Group

Belitski, M., Günther, C., Kritikos, A. S., Thurik, R. (2022), Economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on entrepreneurship and small businesses, Small Business Economics, Vol. 58 (2), pp. 593–609.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Lehmann, E. (2022), David B. Audretsch: Clarivate Citation Laureate 2021, Small Business Economics, Vol. 58 (2), pp. 7-12.

Economics Group

Audretsch, D., Belitski, M., Caiazza, R., Günther, C., Menter, M. (2022), From latent to emergent entrepreneurship: the importance of context, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 175, 121356.

Economics Group

Kraft, P., Günther, C., Kammerlander, N., Lampe, J. (2022), Overconfidence and entrepreneurship: a meta-analysis of different types of overconfidence in the entrepreneurial process, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 37 (4), 106207.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Ozcan, S., Saßmannshausen, D. (2022), Referrals among VCs and the length of due diligence: the effect of relational embeddedness, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 37 (5), 106230.

Economics Group

Frenkel, M., Stefan, H. (accepted pre-print), The impact of the brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investments from countries within and outside the European single market, Applied Economics Letters.

Economics Group

Frenkel, M., Ngo, N. T. (accepted pre-print), Service offshoring and its impacts on wages: an occupation-oriented analysis of Germany, The World Economy.

Economics Group

Leib, M., Köbis, N. C., Rilke, R., Hagens, M., Irlenbusch, B. (accepted pre-print), Corrupted by algorithms? How AI-generated and human-written advice shape (dis)honesty, The Economic Journal.

Economics Group

Reggiani, T., Rilke, R. (accepted pre-print), Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers, Journal of Business Ethics.

Economics Group

What’s your reference point?

Stommel, E., Gottschalck, N., Hack, A., Kraiczy, N., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F. (accepted), What’s your reference point? How price volatility and organizational context affect the reference points of family and nonfamily managers, Small Business Economics.

Economics Group

Huynh, T. L. D., Stratmann, P., Rilke, R. (2024), No influence of simple moral awareness cues on cheating behaviour in an online experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 108, 102126.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Belitski, M., Rejeb, N. (2023), Overcoming the ability-willingness paradox in small family firms’ collaborations, Small Business Economics, Vol. 60 (4), pp. 1409–1429.

Economics Group

Audretsch, D., Günther, C. (2023), SME research: SMEs’ internationalization and collaborative innovation as two central topics in the field, Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB, Vol. 93 (6-7), pp. 1213–1229.

Economics Group

Litvinova, Y., Rilke, R., Günther, C. (2023), Me, myself, and I: image concerns and honesty in immersive VR, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 149, 107950.

Economics Group

Gottschalck, N., Rolan, L., Kellermanns, F. (2023), The continuance commitment of family firm CEOs, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 14 (4), 100568.

Economics Group

Dohmen, T., Shvartsman, E. (2023), Overexertion of effort under working time autonomy and feedback provision, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 212, pp. 1255-1266.

Economics Group

Burden, D., Fendel, R., Zimmermann, L. (2023), Does forward guidance of the ECB matter for the accuracy of private sector inflation forecasts?, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 30 (9), pp. 1213-1217.

Economics Group

Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory?

Fendel, R., Schmidt, A. (2023), Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory? Is the star of modern monetary theory burning out?, Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 103 (1), pp. 48-54.

Economics Group

Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik

Fendel, R. (2023), Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik, Das Wirtschaftsstudium, Vol. 8-9, pp. 875-879.

Economics Group

Frenkel, M., Stadtmann, G., Zimmermann, L. (2023), Labor market effects of COVID-19 supply shocks: Auswirkungen von COVID-19-Schocks auf den Arbeitsmarkt, International Journal of Management and Economics, Vol. 59 (1), pp. 3-12.

Supply Chain Management Group

Heidel, A., Hagist, C., Spinler, S., Schöneberger, M. (2023), Removing dust from the German health care system by introducing health apps into standard care: semistructured interview study, JMIR Human Factors, Vol. 10, e42186.

Economics Group

Hofbauer-Milan, V., Fetzer, S., Hagist, C. (2023), How to predict drug expenditure: a Markov model approach with risk classes, PharmacoEconomics, Vol. 41 (5), pp. 561–572.

Economics Group

Petry, H., Hagist, C., Rheindorf, J. (2023), Ja zur Geburtshilfe – aber nicht unter ärztlicher Leitung: ein Discrete Choice Experiment zur Analyse der Jobpräferenzen von Hebammen in Deutschland, Gesundheitsökonomie & Qualitätsmanagement, Vol. 28 (6), pp. 272-278.

Finance and Accounting Group

Fischer, M., Rilke, R., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), When, and why, do teams benefit from self-selection?, Experimental Economics, Vol. 26 (4), pp. 749–774.

Economics Group

Audretsch, D., Günther, C., Lederer, A. (2022), Publishing in Small Business Economics: an entrepreneurship journal, Small Business Economics, Vol. 58 (2), pp. 1-5.

Economics Group

Belitski, M., Günther, C., Kritikos, A. S., Thurik, R. (2022), Economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on entrepreneurship and small businesses, Small Business Economics, Vol. 58 (2), pp. 593–609.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Lehmann, E. (2022), David B. Audretsch: Clarivate Citation Laureate 2021, Small Business Economics, Vol. 58 (2), pp. 7-12.

Economics Group

Audretsch, D., Belitski, M., Caiazza, R., Günther, C., Menter, M. (2022), From latent to emergent entrepreneurship: the importance of context, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 175, 121356.

Economics Group

Kraft, P., Günther, C., Kammerlander, N., Lampe, J. (2022), Overconfidence and entrepreneurship: a meta-analysis of different types of overconfidence in the entrepreneurial process, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 37 (4), 106207.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Ozcan, S., Saßmannshausen, D. (2022), Referrals among VCs and the length of due diligence: the effect of relational embeddedness, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 37 (5), 106230.

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