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The (in)validity of the Ricardian equivalence theorem : findings from a representative German population survey

Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian - 2016

In this paper, we utilise data from a German population survey to test the validity of the Ricardian equivalence theorem (RET). In 2013, 2,000 representatively chosen people were asked whether they have altered their consumption and saving behaviour in response to the significant increase in...

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Do mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures? : evidence from Germany using the synthetic control method

Rösel, Felix - 2016

mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures. I use the synthetic control method to identify the effect of mergers … of county-sized administrations in Germany (districts) on public expenditures. In 2008, the German state of Saxony … that did not merge districts for years. The results do neither show that district mergers reduce total expenditures per …

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Productivity with general indices of management and technical change

Triebs, Thomas P.; Kumbhakar, Subal - 2012

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Corporate investment decisions under political uncertainty

Riem, Marina - 2016

I investigate how political uncertainty influences corporate investment decisions employing a unique panel dataset of German manufacturing firms. I use data on firms' self-reported investment realizations, plans and revisions. The firm-specific user cost of capital captures the current...

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The German real estate transfer tax : evidence for single-family home transactions

Fritzsche, Carolin; Vandrei, Lars - 2016

This paper uses recent data for single-family home purchases to study the effects of the German real estate transfer tax. We aim to separate the tax’s short-term anticipatory effects from its long-term effects on real estate transactions. The data indicate that an increase in the transfer tax...

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Who bears the burden of real estate transfer taxes? : evidence from the German housing market

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Krolage, Carla; … - 2019

This paper examines the effects of real estate transfer taxes (RETT) on house prices using a rich micro dataset on German properties covering the period from 2005 to 2018. We exploit a 2006 constitutional reform that allowed states to set their own RETT rates, leading to frequent increases in...

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Who bears the burden of real estate transfer taxes? : evidence from the German housing market

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Krolage, Carla; … - 2020

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Money demand stability and inflation prediction in the four largest EMU countries

Carstensen, Kai; Hagen, Jan U.; Hossfeld, Oliver; … - 2008

In this paper we analyze the money demand functions of the four largest EMU countries and of the four-country (EMU-4) aggregate. We identify reasonable and stable money demand relationships for Germany, France and Spain as well as the EMU-4 aggregate. For the case of Italy, results are less...

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Micro data at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research : the "Ifo Business Survey", usage and access

Becker, Sascha O.; Wohlrabe, Klaus - 2007

The Ifo Institute for Economic Research has been conducting regular business surveys since its foundation in 1949. The most well-known of Ifo's surveys is the Ifo Business Survey (ifo Konjunkturtest). The micro data of the Ifo Business Survey are accessible to external researchers on-site at Ifo...

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Employment effects of innovation at the firm level

Lachenmaier, Stefan; Rottmann, Horst - 2006

This paper analyzes empirically the effects of innovation on employment at the firm level using a uniquely long panel dataset of German manufacturing firms. The overall effect of innovations on employment often remains unclear in theoretical contributions due to reverse effects. We distinguish...

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