16 research outputs found
A computer-assisted existence proof for Emden's equation on an unbounded L-shaped domain
Rare branched fatty acids characterize the lipid composition of the intra-aerobic methane oxidizer “candidatus methylomirabilis oxyfera”
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Development and validation of a stereoselective liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry assay for quantification of S- and R-metoprolol in human plasma
Functional analysis of isoprenoid precursors biosynthesis by quantitative metabolomics and isotopologue profiling
Sorption of selected pesticides on soils, sediment and straw from a constructed agricultural drainage ditch or pond
Public servants in parliament: Theory and evidence on its determinants in Germany
This paper addresses the personal linkages between the public service and the legislature that emerge because public servants pursue a political mandate. There are concerns that the representation of public servants in parliaments generates a conflict of interest. We present a cost-benefit calculus and analyze specific legal provisions for the German Laender to under-stand the selection of public servants into parliaments. We find that a legal incompatibility of a position in the public service and a political mandate decreases and a compensation for having to hold one’s office in abeyance increases the fraction of public servants in Laender parliaments