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A tale of two countries : unions, closures and growth in Britain and Norway
Bryson, Alex (contributor); Dale-Olsen, Harald (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003730740
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European market integration for gas? : volume flexibility and political risk
Asche, Frank; Osmundsen, Petter; Tveterås, Ragnar - 2000
, Dutch and Russian gas export prices to Germany in 1990-1998 are examined. Cointegration tests show that the different border … prices for gas to Germany move proportionally over time, indicating an integrated gas market (the Law of One Price holds). We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781639
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Sectoral trends and cycles in Germany
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Westermann, Frank - 2001
We examine the comovements between the output indexes of three German sectors (manufacturing, mining, and agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398919
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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants. A comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Bryson, Alex; Pahnke, … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and Britain. That said, comparatively … in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894436
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Slip sliding away : further union decline in Germany and Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Pahnke, André; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941048
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A re-examination of the link between real exchange rates and real interest rate differentials
Hoffmann, Mathias; MacDonald, Ronald - 2003
The real exchange rate - real interest rate (RERI) relationship is central to most open economy macroeconomic models. However, empirical support for the relationship, especially when cointegrationbased methods are used, is rather weak. In this paper we reinvestigate the RERI relationship using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506475
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What do we know about recent exchange rate models? : in-sample fit and out-of-sample performance evaluated
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Chinn, Menzie David; Pascual, Antonio … - 2003
Previous assessments of nominal exchange rate determination have focused upon a narrow set of models typically of the 1970 s vintage, including monetary and portfolio balance models. In this paper we re-assess the in-sample fit and out-of-sample prediction of a wider set of models that have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507659
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Being independent is a great thing : subjective evaluations of self-employment and hierarchy
Frey, Bruno S.; Benz, Matthias - 2003
One can be independent, or subject to decisions made by others. This paper empirically tests whether individuals attach an intrinsic value to the institutional difference between independence and hierarchy. Taking self-employment as an important case of independence, it is shown that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507967
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Electoral uncertainty, fiscal policies & growth : theory and evidence from Germany, the UK and the US
Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Malley, James R.; … - 2003
economic growth. The model is estimated using quarterly data for Germany, the UK and the US from 1960 to 1999. Our econometric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011511068
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Estimating the density of ethnic minorities and aged people in Berlin : multivariate kernel density estimation applied to sensitive geo-referenced administrative data protected via...
Groß, Marcus; Rendtel, Ulrich; Schmid, Timo; Schmon, … - 2015
Modern systems of official statistics require the timely estimation of area-specific densities of sub-populations. Ideally estimates should be based on precise geo-coded information, which is not available due to confidentiality constraints. One approach for ensuring confidentiality is by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010486952