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Combining Energy Networks: The Impact of Europe's Natural Gas Network on Electricity Markets until 2050

Abrell, Jan; Gerbaulet, Clemens; Holz, Franziska; … - 2013

The interdependence of electricity and natural gas is becoming a major energy policy and regulatory issue in all jurisdictions around the world. The increased role of gas fired plants in renewable-based electricity markets and the dependence on gas imports make this issue particular striking for...

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The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2012

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health education gradient by distinguishing between short-run and long-run mediating effects: while in the former only behaviors in the immediate past are taken into account, in the latter we consider the entire history of behaviors....

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Years of Schooling, Human Capital and the Body Mass Index of European Females

Brunello, Giorgio; Fabbri, Daniele; Fort, Margherita - 2010

We find that the protective effect of years of schooling on the BMI of European females is non negligible, but smaller than the one recently found for the US. By using individual standardized cognitive tests instead of years of schooling as the measure of education we show that the current focus...

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Years of schooling, human capital and the body mass index of European females

Brunello, Giorgio; Fabbri, Daniele; Fort, Margherita - 2009

We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...

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The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2011

In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...

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The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nichole; … - 2011

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short-run and long-run mediating effects: while in the former only current or lagged behaviors are taken into account, in the latter we consider the entire history of behaviors. We...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310748

Shaking Dutch grounds won't shatter the European gas market

Holz, Franziska; Brauers, Hanna; Richter, Philipp M.; … - 2015

demand reduction effect. Even if Russia fails to supply Europe, the additional impact of the lower Dutch production is …

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Structural shift in global natural gas markets: Demand boom in Asia, supply shock in the US

Holz, Franziska; Richter, Philipp M.; von Hirschhausen, … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 3 (2013) 11/12, pp. 13-20

suppliers due to their geographical location, Russia's significance in supplying Europe will decline in the future. New … natural gas. However, in Europe, the potential for additional production of domestic resources by extracting shale gas through …. In Europe, the situation could develop along a number of different trajectories, depending on whether natural gas is used …

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EUROMOD: The European Union tax-benefit microsimulation model

Sutherland, Holly; Figari, Francesco - 2013

This paper aims to provide an introduction to the current state of the art of EUROMOD, the European Union tax-benefit microsimulation model. It explains the original motivations for building a multi-country EU-wide model and summarises its current organisation. It provides an overview of EUROMOD...

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Europäische Erdgasversorgung trotz politischer Krisen sicher

Engerer, Hella; Holz, Franziska; Richter, Philipp M.; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 22, pp. 479-492

zum Export in die EU. Modellrechnungen des DIW Berlin zeigen, dass Europa eine mögliche Lieferunterbrechung Russlands … Länder dagegen nur bedingt ausgleichen. Um die Versorgungssicherheit in Europa mittelfristig weiter zu erhöhen, ist es … supplier of natural gas to the EU. The Russian gas corporation Gazprom is gaining importance in Eastern Europe, and …

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