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Inflation expectations : does the market beat professional forecasts?

Shagi, Makram el- - 2009

The present paper compares expected inflation to (econometric) inflation forecasts based on a number of forecasting techniques from the literature using a panel of ten industrialized countries during the period of 1988 to 2007. To capture expected inflation we develop a recursive filtering...

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Firm-specific determinants of productivity gaps between East and West German industrial branches

Stephan, Johannes; Szalai, Karin - 2003

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A glimpse on sectoral convergence of productivity levels

Müller, Gerald - 2000

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Who invests in training if contracts are temporary? : Empirical evidence for Germany using selection correction

Sauermann, Jan (contributor) - 2006

This study deals with the effect of fixed-term contracts on work-related training. Though previous studies found a negative effect of fixed-term contracts on the participation in training, from the theoretical point of view it is not clear whether workers with fixed-term contracts receive less...

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Zu alt für einen Wechsel? : zum Zusammenhang von Alter, Lohndifferentialen und betrieblicher Mobilität

Schneider, Lutz (contributor) - 2007

for job mobility in Germany. On the basis of the IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe (IABS) the subsequent article analyzes the …

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Alterung und technologisches Innovationspotential : eine Linked-Employer-Employee-Analyse

Schneider, Lutz (contributor) - 2007

Growth in advanced economies is essentially driven by innovation activities. From a demographic point of view the question rises, whether the trend of an ageing workforce will affect the innovation capacities of these economies. To answer this question, the paper examines on the basis of a...

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Urban growth in Germany : the impact of localization and urbanization economies

Illy, Annette; Hornych, Christoph; Schwartz, Michael; … - 2009

known about agglomeration economies in Germany, where interregional support policy and the characteristics of the federal …. Insbesondere liegen bisher kaum Ergebnisse für Deutschland vor. Hier stellen auch die interregionale Ausgleichspolitik sowie die … Untersuchung für die Städte in Deutschland deuten auf eine Uförmige Beziehung zwischen Spezialisierung und Stadtwachstum hin …

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Does qualification drive innovation? : a microeconometric analysis using linked-employer-employee data

Brandenburg, Bianca (contributor); … - 2007

. It uses unique micro data for Germany (LIAB) that contain detailed information about innovative activities and the …

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Microeconometric evaluation of selected ESF-funded ALMP-Programmes

Dettmann, Eva (contributor); Schultz, Birgit (contributor) - 2006

The study evaluates different ESF-funded labour market programmes by comparing the labour market status at different points in time after the treatment. In order to solve the selection problem we employ a standard matching algorithm with a multi-dimensional distance measure. The effects of the...

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Spillover effects of spatial growth poles : a reconciliation of conflicting policy targets?

Kubis, Alexander (contributor); Titze, Mirko (contributor); … - 2007

Regional economic policy faces the challenge of two competing policy goals - reducing regional economic disparities vs. promoting economic growth. The allocation of public funds has to weigh these goals particularly under the restriction of scarce financial re- sources. If, however, some region...

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