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union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed …
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In 1996, statutory sick pay was reduced for private sector workers in Germany. Using the empirical observation that …
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We provide a critique of the methods that have been used to derive measures of income risk and draw attention to the importance of demographic factors as a source of income risk. We also propose new measures of the contribution to total income risk of demographic and labour market factors....
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We examine the determinants of low income transitions using first-order Markov models that control for initial conditions effects (those found to be poor in the base year may be a non-random sample) and for attrition (panel retention may also be non-random). Our econometric model is a form of...
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Inflation differentials in the Euro area are mainly due to a sustained divergence of wage developments across the Euro area, and narrower differences in labour productivity growth (Alvarez et al., 2006). We investigate convergence of inflation using unit labour cost (ULC) growth and applying...
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We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre- and post-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. Three different inequality measures are used. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state...
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, there have been no studies conducted for Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP) we confirm … the relationship between self-rated health and mortality for Germany. In addition the GSOEP data enable an exploration of …
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In a small structural model we find asymmetries in the effects of monetary policy in Germany depending on whether the …
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We analyse the decline in output volatility in Germany. A lower level of variance in an autoregressive model of output … error term variance (reduced impulses). In Germany the decline output volatility is due to a decline in the persistence of … sudden break. The evolution of Germany's short-term real interest rate volatility coincides with the change of the …
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including monthly stock price indices for five EU countries (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK) as well as …
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