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In this short note, we use data from different elections in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia between 1975 and 2010 to show that the social democrats generally profit from higher voter turnout at the expense of the conservatives. We deal with the endogeneity of voter turnout by using...
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Germany, where subsidized child care is rationed and private child care is only available at considerably higher cost. I use a …
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This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large …
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survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …
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discuss selected policy efforts by the United States of America and Germany with a focus on less-developed storage …, and flywheels, Germany has a stronger focus on bulk seasonal storage that may aid the integration of variable renewables …, may provide useful models for Germany. The U.S., on the other hand, may look to Germany's institutions as inspiration for …
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We examine the effects of future renewable expansion in Germany on residual load and renewable surplus generation for …
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, particularly re-dispatch of power plants. However, the existence of four TSOs within Germany induces the question whether …
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A shift from zonal pricing to smaller zones and nodal pricing improves efficiency and security of system operation. Resulting price changes do however also shift profits and surplus between and across generation and load. As individual actorscan lose, they might oppose any reform. We explore how...
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undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension …
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Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification … employees and the overall level of self-employment in West Germany, their explanatory power is much lower for the stronger … increase of solo self-employment and of self-employment in former socialist East Germany. …
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