Christian Schmidt

Die Untersuchung der Immunantwort im Rahmen der tumorspezifischen Immunisierung von Patienten mit Multiplem Myelom (9999)

Christian Schmidt

Dissertationsschrift zur Erlangung eines doctor medicinae (Dr.med.) der Medizinischen Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden

Die Untersuchung der Immunantwort im Rahmen der tumorspezifischen Immunisierung von Patienten mit Multiplem Myelom (9999)

Christian Schmidt

Dissertationsschrift zur Erlangung eines doctor medicinae (Dr.med.) der Medizinischen Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden

Development of a GEM-TPC prototype (2009)

Angerer, Heinz, Beck, Reinhard, Berger, Martin, Boehmer, Felix, Buehler, Paul, ...

The use of GEM foils for the amplification stage of a TPC instead of a con- ventional MWPC allows one to bypass the necessity of gating, as the backdrift is suppressed thanks to the asymmetric field...

Hadronic fluctuations and correlations at nonzero chemical potential (2009)

Schmidt, Christian

We present a lattice study of fluctuations and correlations among the conserved charges baryon number and strangeness in (2+1)-flavor QCD. The lattice calculations are based on a Taylor expansion of...

The QCD equation of state from improved staggered fermions (2009)

Schmidt, Christian

We calculate the equation of state in 2+1 flavor QCD at finite temperature with physical strange quark mass and almost physical light quark masses using lattices with temporal extent $N_{\tau}=8$....

Water and contaminant fluxes at the stream-groundwater-interface (2009)

Schmidt, Christian

Les cours d’eaux et eaux souterraines sont par nature connectés. Sous des climats tempérés, par exemple, l’écoulement des eaux souterraines dans les rivières fourni le flux de base composant...

Water and contaminant fluxes at the stream-groundwater-interface (2009)

Schmidt, Christian

Les cours d’eaux et eaux souterraines sont par nature connectés. Sous des climats tempérés, par exemple, l’écoulement des eaux souterraines dans les rivières fourni le flux de base composant...

Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-Moths (2009)

Christian Schmidt, Donald Lafontaine

This issue of ZooKeys marks the first of several planned volumes entitled “Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-Moths,” initiated as a compilation of alpha-taxonomic based projects...

Revision of the ''Aemilia'' ambigua (Strecker) species-group (Noctuidae, Arctiinae) (2009)

Christian Schmidt

The New World taxa related to Aemilia ambigua (Strecker) are revised and transferred to the genus Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, resulting in the following nomenclatorial changes: Pseudohemihyalea...

A new species of Dodia Dyar (Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from central Canada (2009)

Christian Schmidt, Douglas Macaulay

Dodia tarandus Macaulay & Schmidt, sp. n., a cryptic species previously confused with D. albertae Dyar, is described from Alberta, Canada. A key to North American Dodia is provided. Adults and...

A new genus and two new species of arctiine tiger moth (Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) from Costa Rica (2009)

Christian Schmidt

Leichosila gen. n. is described based on two new species, Leichosila talamanca sp. n. and L. wagneri sp. n., from montane rain forests of Costa Rica. Leichosila is allied to the North American...

The problem of choice (2008)

Naqvi, Hassan R, Mathur, Shawn, Covarrubias, David, Curcio, Josephine A, Schmidt, Christian

Abstract Convictions are a driving force for actions. Considering that every individual has a different set of convictions and larger groups act once a consensus decision is reached, one can see that...

QCD thermodynamics at zero and non-zero density (2008)

Schmidt, Christian, RBC-Bielefeld, For, Collaborations, HotQCD

We present results on the QCD equation of state, obtained with two different improved dynamical staggered fermion actions and almost physical quark masses. Lattice cut-off effects are discussed in...

Non-zero density QCD by the Taylor expansion method: The isentropic equation of state, hadronic fluctuations and more (2008)

Miao, Chuan, Schmidt, Christian, Collaboration, For RBC-Bielefeld

We discuss the Taylor expansion approach to non-zero baryon chemical potential ($\mu_B$) and present results on expanion coefficients of the pressure and energy density up to the 6-th order in...

Calculating Quark Number Susceptibilities with Domain-Wall Fermions (2008)

Hegde, Prasad, Karsch, Frithjof, Schmidt, Christian

We present results from calculations of different quark number and hadronic susceptibilities on 2+1-flavor dynamical domain wall ensembles. We find that the iso-spin and electric charge...

Another challenge for scientists (2008)

Christian, Laura M, Naqvi, Hassan R, Schmidt, Christian, Covarrubias, David, Mathur, Shawn

Abstract By nature, scientists contribute to our understanding of nature and ourselves. As communities undergo significant changes, new challenges are presented. Here, we offer alternative views on...

Bilindustrins Kommunikation – En studie om betydelsefulla argument och positionering mot en vinnande marknadsföring (2008)

Schmidt, Christian

sänds ut av företagen störs och påverkas av många omvärldsfaktorer och det blir kontinuerligt svårare sticka ut och kommunicera med marknadens konsumenter. Miljön är en faktor som påverkar...

Bilindustrins Kommunikation – En studie om betydelsefulla argument och positionering mot en vinnande marknadsföring (2008)

Schmidt, Christian

sänds ut av företagen störs och påverkas av många omvärldsfaktorer och det blir kontinuerligt svårare sticka ut och kommunicera med marknadens konsumenter. Miljön är en faktor som påverkar...

Palästina- und Nordirlandkonflikt in der komparativen Betrachtung (2008)

Schmidt, Christian

Beide Konflikte lassen ähnliche historische Wurzeln und Ursachen durch die britische Mandatspolitik im heiligen Land wie bei der Teilung der irischen Insel erkennen. Die Frage nach religiösen...

Boulevard de Constance (2008)

S. G. Henderson, B. Biller, J. Shortle, J. D. Tew, R. R. Barton, ...

Statistical selection procedures can identify the best of a finite set of alternatives, where “best ” is defined in terms of the unknown expected value of each alternative’s simulation output....

Chick Selecting a Selection Procedure (2008)

Jürgen Branke, Stephen E. Chick, Christian Schmidt

1 There are a plethora of ranking and selection approaches

To know or not to know: archiving and the under-appreciated historical value of data (2008)

Covarrubias, David, Van Emburgh, Maurice, Naqvi, Hassan R, Schmidt, Christian, Mathur, Shawn

Abstract Surplus goods, produced by a community, allow individuals to dedicate their efforts to abstract problems, while enjoying the benefits of support from the community. In return, the community...

Automated production of recombinant human proteins as resource for proteome research (2008)

Kohl, Thorsten, Schmidt, Christian, Wiemann, Stefan, Poustka, Annemarie, Korf, Ulrike

Abstract Background An arbitrary set of 96 human proteins was selected and tested to set-up a fully automated protein production strategy, covering all steps from DNA preparation to protein...

Synergies between Statistical Data Analysis and Neural Networks in the Control of Rotary Blood Pumps (2007)

Georg Dorffner, Christian Stocklmayer, Christian Schmidt, Heinrich Schima

In this paper we report about the application of multilayer perceptrons to three important tasks in the control of rotary blood pumps, namely the estimation of left atrium pressure, and the...

Book Review of "The Molecular Biology of Cancer" by Stella Pelengaris, Michael Khan (Editors) (2007)

Schmidt, Christian

Abstract Here, a review of "The Molecular Biology of Cancer" (Stella Pelengaris and Michael Khan [Editors]) is given. The detailed description of the book is provided here: Pelengaris S, Khan M...

The full-ORF clone resource of the German cDNA Consortium (2007)

Bechtel, Stephanie, Rosenfelder, Heiko, Duda, Anny, Schmidt, Christian, Ernst, Ute, Wellenreuther, Ruth, ...

Abstract Background With the completion of the human genome sequence the functional analysis and characterization of the encoded proteins has become the next urging challenge in the post-genome era....

Bulk thermodynamics and charge fluctuations at non-vanishing baryon density (2007)

Miao, Chuan, Schmidt, Christian

We present results on bulk thermodynamic quantities as well as net baryon number, strangeness and electric charge fluctuations in QCD at non-zero density and temperature obtained from lattice...

Vorlastsensitivität verschiedener klinisch gebräuchlicher Parameter nach definierter Volumengabe bei postoperativen herzchirurgischen Patienten (2007)

Schmidt, Christian

Insgesamt zwanzig maschinell beatmete Patienten wurden nach einer herzchirurgischen Operation mit einer definierten Volumenmenge eines kolloidalen Lösung belastet. Untersucht wurde, welcher der mit...

An open democracy (2007)

Mathur, Shawn, Schmidt, Christian

Abstract Sovereign power is retained and shared by the citizens of a country. Using electoral tools, governing structures are formed to ensure protection of national interests. As with any...

The density of states method at non-zero chemical potential (2007)

Fodor, Zoltan, Katz, Sandor D., Schmidt, Christian

We study the QCD phase diagram by first principle lattice calculations at so far unreached high densities. For this purpose we employ the density of states method. Unimproved staggered fermions,...

QCD thermodynamics at zero and non-zero density (2007)

Schmidt, Christian

We present recent results on thermodynamics of QCD with almost physical light quark masses and a physical strange quark mass value. These calculations have been performed with an improved staggerd...

Evolutionary computation in stochastic environments (2007)

Schmidt, Christian

This book develops efficient methods for the application of Evolutionary Algorithms on stochastic problems. To achieve this, procedures for statistical selection are systematically analyzed with...

Darstellung konformativ eingeschränkter Glutaminsäurederivate durch Michael-Addition von chelatisierten Glycinesterenolaten (2007)

Schmidt, Christian

In der vorliegenden Doktorarbeit wurde die Michael-Addition von chelatisierten Glycinesterenolaten an verschiedene α,β-ungesättigte Ester untersucht. Durch Chelatisierung des Enolats wird...

Vermessung innerer Strukturen des Os Temporale mit Hilfe der Digitalen Volumentomograpie (DVT). Eine radiologische Untersuchung an Schädeln altägyptischer Mumien und moderner anatomischer Präparate (2007)

Schmidt, Christian

Diese Arbeit beschreibt die Grundlage einer Vermessungmethodik zur Anwendung an knoechern begrenzten, inneren Strukturen des Os temporale – wie z.B. Cochlea oder Labyrinth – mit Hilfe der...

Lattice QCD at Finite Density (2006)

Schmidt, Christian

I discuss different approaches to finite density lattice QCD. In particular, I focus on the structure of the phase diagram and discuss attempts to determine the location of the critical end-point....

Open access and beyond (2006)

Mathur, Shawn, Schmidt, Christian, Das, Chhaya, Tucker, Philip W

Abstract Uncensored exchange of scientific results hastens progress. Open Access does not stop at the removal of price and permission barriers; still, censorship and reading disabilities, to name a...

QCD Thermodynamics with Almost Realistic Quark Masses (2006)

Schmidt, Christian

Ongoing calculations on the QCDOC supercomputer at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the APEnext installation at the University of Bielefeld aim to determine the critical temperature of the QCD...

Ergebnisse einer stationären Therapie von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Adipositas (2006)

Schmidt, Christian

Untersucht wurden 127 Kinder und Jugendliche mit Adipositas während einer stationären Rehabilitation. Die erreichten Ergebnisse zwischen Therapiebeginn und –ende wurden auf den Gebieten der...

Dolce ergo sumo: On foundational and domain models in swinto (smartweb integrated ontology (2006)

Daniel Oberle, Anupriya Ankolekar, Pascal Hitzler, Michael Sintek, Malte Kiesel, Babak Mougouie, ...

Increased availability of mobile computing, such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), creates the potential for constant and intelligent access to up-to-date, integrated and detailed information...

The QCD phase diagram at finite density (2005)

Schmidt, Christian, Fodor, Zoltan, Katz, Sandor

We study the density of states method to explore the phase diagram of the chiral transition on the tempeature and quark chemical potential plane. Four quark flavours are used in the analysis. Though...

Komplikationsanalyse der frontoorbitalen Mobilisation bei Kraniostenosen (2005)

Schmidt, Christian

Art, Ausmaß und Häufigkeit von Komplikationen bei der frontoorbitalen Mobilisation von Kraniostenosen im Kleinkindesalter werden im Rahmen einer retrospektiven, klinischen Studie auf der Basis des...

Evolution of Electronic and Vibrational Polarity of NaF Nanocrystals from Diatomic to Bulk: A Density Functional Study (2004)

Schmidt, Christian, Allen, Philip B., Baruah, Tunna, Pederson, Mark

Density functional theory (DFT) is used to study vibrations, electrical dipole moments, and polarizabilities of NaF clusters. Because of prior experimental and theoretical studies, this is a good...

Density-Functional-Based Determination of Vibrational Polarizabilities in Molecules (2004)

Pederson, Mark R., Baruah, Tunna, Allen, Philip B., Schmidt, Christian

We develop a direct derivation for the primary contribution to the vibrational polarizability for molecules, clusters and other finite systems. The vibrational polarizability is then calculated...

Chiral perturbation theory for twisted mass QCD (2004)

Münster, Gernot, Schmidt, Christian, Scholz, Enno E.

Quantum Chromodynamics on a lattice with Wilson fermions and a chirally twisted mass term for two degenerate quark flavours is considered in the framework of chiral perturbation theory. The pion...

Chiral perturbation theory for partially quenched twisted mass lattice QCD (2004)

Münster, Gernot, Schmidt, Christian, Scholz, Enno E.

Partially quenched Quantum Chromodynamics with Wilson fermions on a lattice is considered in the framework of chiral perturbation theory. Two degenerate quark flavours are associated with a chirally...

Stresstolerante transgenetiske ris (2004)

Nielsen, Lars H, Jantzen, Kim, Rohde, Anders, Nielsen, June L, Schmidt, Christian, Mikkelsen, Jens B

Trehalose er et ikke-reducerende disaccharid. Forskere fra Cornell University har konstrueret en stresstolerant transgenetisk ris med øget trehaloseakkumulation. Vi beskriver her, hvordan forskerne...

Stresstolerante transgenetiske ris (2004)

Nielsen, Lars H, Jantzen, Kim, Rohde, Anders, Nielsen, June L, Schmidt, Christian, Mikkelsen, Jens B

Trehalose er et ikke-reducerende disaccharid. Forskere fra Cornell University har konstrueret en stresstolerant transgenetisk ris med øget trehaloseakkumulation. Vi beskriver her, hvordan forskerne...

Lebensqualität als Parameter der Ergebnisqualität bei gastrointestinalen und kolorektalen Tumoren / (2004)

Schmidt, Christian.

Enth. ausserdem 5 Sonderabdr. aus verschiedenen Zeitschr. - Beitr. teilw. dt., teilw. engl.

Motion Activity for Video Indexing Copyright © 2003 By (2004)

Yuan-fang Wang, Shivkumar Chandrasekaran, Jonathan Foote, Xinding Sun, Daryl Fortney, Gabriel Gomez, ...

iii Dedicated to my family iv Acknowledgement I am deeply indebted to my research advisor and committee chair Prof. B. S. Manjunath. It is his constant support and encouragement that make it possible...

Study of QCD thermodynamics at finite density by Taylor expansion (2003)

Ejiri, Shinji, Allton, Chris R., Hands, Simon J., Kaczmarek, Olaf, Karsch, Frithjof, Laermann, Edwin, ...

We discuss the phase structure and the equation of state for QCD at non-zero temperature and density. Derivatives of $\ln Z$ with respect to quark chemical potential $\mu_q$ up to fourth order are...

Chiral perturbation theory for lattice QCD with a twisted mass term (2003)

Münster, Gernot, Schmidt, Christian

Quantum Chromodynamics on a lattice with Wilson fermions and a chirally twisted mass term for two degenerate quark flavours is considered in the framework of chiral perturbation theory. The pion mass...

At the crossroads of SUMO and NF-κB (2003)

Kracklauer, Martin P, Schmidt, Christian

Abstract Background Recognition of pathogens by immune receptors leads to activation of macrophages, dendritic cells, and lymphocytes. Signals are communicated to enhance expression of target...

Expression of peanut agglutinin-binding mucin-type glycoprotein in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma as a marker (2003)

Kannan, Sankaranarayanan, Lakku, Reddi A, Niranjali, Devaraj, Jayakumar, Kamala, Steven, Arulraj H, VV, Taralakshmi, ...

Abstract Background The TF (Thomson – Friedenreich) blood group antigen behaves as an onco-foetal carcinoma-associated antigen, showing increased expression in malignancies and its detection and...

TGFβ1activates c-Jun and Erk1 via αVβ6integrin (2003)

Luettich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian

Abstract Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) plays an important role in animal development and many cellular processes. A variety of cellular functions that are required for tumor metastasis are...

TGFβ1signaling via αVβ6integrin (2003)

Kracklauer, Martin P, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Abstract Background Transforming growth factor β 1 (TGFβ 1 ) is a potent inhibitor of epithelial cell growth, thus playing an important role in tissue homeostasis. Most carcinoma cells exhibit a...

First anniversary of Molecular Cancer: achievements and future goals (2003)

Deora, Arun B, Luettich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Abstract Molecular Cancer has been launched for one year now. Here, we describe achievements of the past year and future goals of the journal.

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Cancer (2003)

Lüttich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Abstract Molecular Cancer is as a forum for cutting edge cancer-related papers. This editorial will answer frequently asked question about this open-access and on-line journal as well as its...

Fast Region Labeling on the Reconfigurable Platform ACE-V Christian Schmidt and Andreas Koch (2003)

Tech Univ Braunschweig, Christian Schmidt, Andreas Koch

We present a refinement of our previous work on using a reconfigurable computer for quickly labeling connected regions in black and white images. The performance of this solution easily surpasses a...

Efficient Fitness Estimation in Noisy Environments (2001)

Jürgen Branke, Christian Schmidt, Hartmut Schmec

In noisy environments, an individual's fitness cannot be evaluated precisely, but its tness has to be estimated. Evolutionary Algorithms are generally believed to be able to cope well with a...

A chip-based biosensor for the functional analysis of single ion channels (2000)

Schmidt, Christian, Mayer, Michael, Vogel, Horst

In this work the authors have shown that stable gigaohm seals over micrometer-sized holes can be obtained in a time-frame of seconds by the electrophoretic self-positioning of charged lipid...

A multi-population approach to dynamic optimization problems (2000)

Jurgen Branke, Thomas Kauler, Christian Schmidt, Hartmut Schmeck

Abstract. Time-dependent optimization problems pose a new challenge to evolutionary algorithms, since they not only require a search for the optimum, but also a continuous tracking of the optimum...

RNA double cleavage by a hairpin-derived twin ribozyme (2000)

Schmidt, Christian, Welz, Rüdiger, Müller, Sabine

The hairpin ribozyme is a small catalytic RNA that catalyses reversible sequence-specific RNA hydrolysis in trans. It consists of two domains, which interact with each other by docking in an...

Experimental Study of the PVTX Properties in Part of the Ternary System H2O-NaCl-CO2 (1997)

Schmidt, Christian

Phase equilibria and volumetric properties in the system water-sodium chloride-carbon dioxide were determined experimentally for pressures between about 1 to 6 kbar, temperatures of 300¡ to 800¡C,...

Experimental Study of the PVTX Properties in Part of the Ternary System H2O-NaCl-CO2 (1997)

Schmidt, Christian

Phase equilibria and volumetric properties in the system water-sodium chloride-carbon dioxide were determined experimentally for pressures between about 1 to 6 kbar, temperatures of 300¡ to 800¡C,...

Die Hamburger Psychiatrie bis 1930 / (1973)

Schmidt, Christian.

Thesis (doctoral)--Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, 1973.

RNA double cleavage by a hairpin-derived twin ribozyme

Schmidt, Christian, Welz, Rüdiger, Müller, Sabine

The hairpin ribozyme is a small catalytic RNA that catalyses reversible sequence-specific RNA hydrolysis in trans. It consists of two domains, which interact with each other by docking in an...

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Cancer

Lüttich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Molecular Cancer is as a forum for cutting edge cancer-related papers. This editorial will answer frequently asked question about this open-access and on-line journal as well as its publisher BioMed...

First anniversary of Molecular Cancer: achievements and future goals

Deora, Arun B, Luettich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Molecular Cancer has been launched for one year now. Here, we describe achievements of the past year and future goals of the journal.

TGFβ1 activates c-Jun and Erk1 via αVβ6 integrin

Luettich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian

Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) plays an important role in animal development and many cellular processes. A variety of cellular functions that are required for tumor metastasis are controlled...

NF-κB and AP-1 Connection: Mechanism of NF-κB-Dependent Regulation of AP-1 Activity

Fujioka, Shuichi, Niu, Jiangong, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M., Peng, Bailu, Uwagawa, Tadashi, ...

Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and activator protein 1 (AP-1) transcription factors regulate many important biological and pathological processes. Activation of NF-κB is regulated by the inducible...

Open access and beyond

Mathur, Shawn, Schmidt, Christian, Das, Chhaya, Tucker, Philip W

Uncensored exchange of scientific results hastens progress. Open Access does not stop at the removal of price and permission barriers; still, censorship and reading disabilities, to name a few,...

RNA double cleavage by a hairpin-derived twin ribozyme

Schmidt, Christian, Welz, Rüdiger, Müller, Sabine

The hairpin ribozyme is a small catalytic RNA that catalyses reversible sequence-specific RNA hydrolysis in trans. It consists of two domains, which interact with each other by docking in an...

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Cancer

Lüttich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Molecular Cancer is as a forum for cutting edge cancer-related papers. This editorial will answer frequently asked question about this open-access and on-line journal as well as its publisher BioMed...

First anniversary of Molecular Cancer: achievements and future goals

Deora, Arun B, Luettich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M

Molecular Cancer has been launched for one year now. Here, we describe achievements of the past year and future goals of the journal.

TGFβ1 activates c-Jun and Erk1 via αVβ6 integrin

Luettich, Karsta, Schmidt, Christian

Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) plays an important role in animal development and many cellular processes. A variety of cellular functions that are required for tumor metastasis are controlled...

NF-κB and AP-1 Connection: Mechanism of NF-κB-Dependent Regulation of AP-1 Activity

Fujioka, Shuichi, Niu, Jiangong, Schmidt, Christian, Sclabas, Guido M., Peng, Bailu, Uwagawa, Tadashi, ...

Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and activator protein 1 (AP-1) transcription factors regulate many important biological and pathological processes. Activation of NF-κB is regulated by the inducible...

Open access and beyond

Mathur, Shawn, Schmidt, Christian, Das, Chhaya, Tucker, Philip W

Uncensored exchange of scientific results hastens progress. Open Access does not stop at the removal of price and permission barriers; still, censorship and reading disabilities, to name a few,...

An open democracy

Mathur, Shawn, Schmidt, Christian

Sovereign power is retained and shared by the citizens of a country. Using electoral tools, governing structures are formed to ensure protection of national interests. As with any institution, proper...

Book Review of "The Molecular Biology of Cancer" by Stella Pelengaris, Michael Khan (Editors)

Schmidt, Christian

Here, a review of "The Molecular Biology of Cancer" (Stella Pelengaris and Michael Khan [Editors]) is given. The detailed description of the book is provided here: Pelengaris S, Khan M (Eds): The...

To know or not to know: archiving and the under-appreciated historical value of data

Covarrubias, David, Van Emburgh, Maurice, Naqvi, Hassan R, Schmidt, Christian, Mathur, Shawn

Surplus goods, produced by a community, allow individuals to dedicate their efforts to abstract problems, while enjoying the benefits of support from the community. In return, the community benefits...

Another challenge for scientists

Christian, Laura M, Naqvi, Hassan R, Schmidt, Christian, Covarrubias, David, Mathur, Shawn

By nature, scientists contribute to our understanding of nature and ourselves. As communities undergo significant changes, new challenges are presented. Here, we offer alternative views on recent...

Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Wirtschaftswachstum. Eine Simulationsanalyse für die Schweiz

Christian Schmidt, Thomas Straubhaar

A simulation exercise of a general equilibrium model for Switzerland makes clear that the macroeconomic impacts of aging populations are not very strong. There is no need for urgent policy actions to...

The problem of choice

Naqvi, Hassan R, Mathur, Shawn, Covarrubias, David, Curcio, Josephine A, Schmidt, Christian

Convictions are a driving force for actions. Considering that every individual has a different set of convictions and larger groups act once a consensus decision is reached, one can see that debate...

MORGENSTERN EST-IL UN ECONOMISTE AUTRICHIEN ?

Christian SCHMIDT

The paper is based on three main ideas. First, Morgenstern's early works have been influenced by the philosophical discussions around Vienna, rather than by the Austrian school of thought. Second,...

Attitudes toward Risk and Compliance in Emission Permit Markets

Shaul Ben-David, David Brookshire, Stuart Burness, Michael McKee, Christian Schmidt

We investigate the effects of uncertainty and concomitant risk aversion as they impact the incentive structure and subsequent operation of an emissions permit market modeled after the U.S. S02...

Implementing the Safe Minimum Standard Approach: Two Case Studies from the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Robert P. Berrens, David S. Brookshire, Michael McKee, Christian Schmidt

In situations characterized by true uncertainty and potential irreversibility, the safe minimum standard (SMS) approach is a decision rule to protect some critical natural resource-unless the social...