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Television, health, and happiness: a natural experiment in West Germany
Chadi, Adrian; Hoffmann, Manuel - 2021
experiment in West Germany, where people in geographically restricted areas received commercial TV via terrestrial frequencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012632053
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Decomposition analysis for a binary choice model
Yun, Myeong-Su - 2000
This paper introduces a new and simple decomposition method for a binary choice model that is equivalent to the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis for wage differentials. The decomposition method is first developed for a single probit model and later generalized to a simultaneous equations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001486509
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Racial harassment, job satisfaction and intentions to quit : evidence from the British nursing profession
Shields, Michael; Wheatley Price, Stephen - 2000
This paper investigates the determinants of racial harassment at the workplace and its impact, via job satisfaction, on intentions to quit. Using data for ethnic minority nurses in Britain, we find that nearly 40% of nurses have experienced racial harassment from work colleagues, whilst more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001521877
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What kind of shock was it? : Regional integration and structural change in Germany after unification
Burda, Michael C. (contributor) - 2007
Eastern Germany's recovery from the unification shockʺ has been characterized by deep structural change with apparent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003414225
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The Phillips curve and NAIRU revisited : new estimates for Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2007
Starting in 2006 the German economy currently experiences a cyclical revival which spreads to the labor market. Unemployment decreases markedly and regular employment rises. At present, virtually all professional forecasts expect this upswing to continue in the foreseeable future. Against this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003485599
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Changes in the balance of power between the wage and price setters and the Central Bank : consequences for the Phillips curve and the NAIRU
Kromphardt, Jürgen (contributor);  … - 2007
Euro area (Germany, France, Italy and Spain), the UK and the USA. The result are very different for the countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003485609
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The impact of new drug launches on the loss of labor from disease and injury : evidence from German panel data
Bui, Thi Mai Van (contributor); Stolpe, Michael (contributor) - 2007
find that in Western Germany alone each new chemical entity has on average saved around 200 working years in every year of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003449223
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Macroeconomic aspects of structural labor market reforms in Germany
Dovern, Jonas (contributor);  … - 2006
Using a newly constructed macroeconometric model for Germany and the rest of the Euro area, we investigate the … macroeconomic effects of structural labor market reforms in Germany. We find that neither the fact that Germany can no longer pursue … Germany by implementing labor market reforms themselves constitute impediments to successful reforms. Reforms would relative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003373604
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Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to … council ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008696819
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Revisiting the income-health nexus : the importance of choosing the "right" indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - 2010
We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
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