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Preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands: A tale of two countries
Zweifel, Peter; Leukert, Karolin; Berner, Stephanie - 2010
This contribution contains an international comparison of preferences. Using two Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE), it measures willingness to pay for health insurance attributes in Germany and the Netherlands. Since the Dutch DCE was carried out right after the 2006 health reform, which made...
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Auswirkungen von Erbschaften und Schenkungen auf die Vermögensbildung privater Personen und Haushalte: Eine ökonometrische Analyse auf der Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels
Westerheide, Peter - 2004
Die Untersuchung analysiert das Sparverhalten der über 30- bis unter 50jährigen Personen bzw. Haushalte mit Haushaltsvorständen in dieser Altersgruppe in Reaktion auf erhaltene Erbschaften bzw. Transfers zu Lebzeiten. Zugrunde liegen aktuelle Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels. Mittels...
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How fuel poverty affects subjective well-being: Panel evidence from Germany
Biermann, Philipp - 2016
This paper uses panel data on life satisfaction of about 40,000 individuals in Germany from 1994 to 2013 to analyze the relationship of subjective well-being and several measures of fuel poverty. We study fuel poverty and its effects on life satisfaction in terms of incidence, intensity and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011564983
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Heterogeneity in price responsiveness for residential space heating in Germany
Schmitz, Hendrik; Madlener, Reinhard - 2016
Space heating and hot water expenditures make up the majority of household energy demand in Germany, at 83.2%, making … covering the years 1996 to 2014, we identify the determinants of heating expenditures for German households. We discover … significant heterogeneity in expenditures depending on socioeconomic variables. For the full sample, we find a price elasticity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574116
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011586874
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Preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands: A tale of two countries
Leukert-Becker, Karolin; Zweifel, Peter - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 22, pp. 1-11
Background: This contribution seeks to measure preferences for health insurance in Germany and the Netherlands, using two Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE). Since the Dutch DCE was carried out right after the 2006 health reform, which made citizens explicitly choose a health insurance contract,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011599791
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Lebensmittelabfälle in privaten Haushalten in Deutschland - Analyse der Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Erhebung 2016/2017 von GfK SE
Schmidt, Thomas; Schneider, Felicitas; Claupein, Erika - 2018
Das Marktforschungsunternehmen GfK SE erfasste von Juli 2016 bis Juni 2017 erstmals im Rahmen einer repräsentativen Tagebuchstudie systematisch die Lebensmittelabfälle in deutschen Privathaushalten. Fast 7.000 Haushalte wurden über einen Zeitraum von je 14 Tagen über ihren Umgang mit...
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Time preferences and political regimes: Evidence from reunified Germany
Friehe, Tim; Pannenberg, Markus - 2019
We use the separation and later reunification of Germany after World War II to show that a political regime shapes time preferences of its residents. Using two identification strategies, we find that former residents of the German Democratic Republic exhibit a significantly less pronounced...
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516881
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The Role of the Regional Milieu for the Decision to Start a New Firm: Empirical Evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf - 2002
Although comprehensive data from official statistics on new firm formation and entrepreneurs starting a new business are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262745