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The New Economy and Economic Growth in Europe and the US
Audretsch, David B. - 2002
The New Economy in Europe and the US poses many unexplored issues. The authors present innovative theoretical and empirical analysis on Internet dynamics, productivity growth and organizational changes in selected OECD countries. New empirical findings related to telecommunications, Internet and...
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Creating competitiveness : entrepreneurship and innovation policies for growth
Audretsch, David B. (ed.); Walshok, Mary Lindenstein (ed.) - 2013
Although competitiveness is typically associated with firms, they are not the only organizational body whose performance is dependent upon competitiveness. This poignant and insightful book focuses on how the varied economic performance of cities and regions, both within nations as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850935
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Social security programs and retirement around the world : disability insurance programs and retirement ; introduction and summary to the volume edited by David A. Wise
Coile, Courtney; Milligan, Kevin; Wise, David A. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010364694
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Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan
Cutler, David M. (contributor); Wise, David A. (ed.);  … - 2006
Recent data show wide disparity between Japan and the United States in the effectiveness of their health care systems …. Japan spends close to the lowest percentage of its gross domestic product on health care among OECD countries, the United … States spends the highest, yet life expectancies in Japan are among the world’s longest. Clearly, a great deal can be learned …
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Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States
Abe, Yukiko (contributor); Chuma, Hiroyuki (contributor);  … - 2003
Research and the Japan Center for Economic Research, presents a selection of thirteen high-caliber papers addressing issues in … the employment practices, labor markets, and health, benefit, and pension policies of the United States and Japan. After …, fringe benefits, and drug coverage in Japan, as well as the dynamics of medical savings accounts, private insurance coverage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014488225
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The Economics of Small Firms : A European Challenge
Acs, Zoltan J. - 1990
1. Small Firms in the 1990s -- A. Small-Firm Growth -- 2. Transactional Calculus and Small Business Strategy -- 3. Firm Performance and Size -- 4. The Relationship Between Firm Growth and Labor Demand -- 5. Small Business in German Manufacturing -- B. Issues in Entrepreneurship -- 6. Some...
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What to do about Fannie and Freddie?
Glaeser, Edward L. (contributor);  … - In: The Economists' voice 3 (2006) 7, pp. 1-5
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Entrepreneurship, state economic development policy, and the entrepreneurial university
Audretsch, David B.; Phillips, Ronnie J. - 2007
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The asset cost of poor health
Poterba, James M.; Venti, Steven F.; Wise, David A. - 2010
"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. This paper examines the correlation between poor health and asset accumulation for households in the first nine waves of the Health and...
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Can cheap credit explain the housing boom?
Glaeser, Edward L.; Gottlieb, Joshua D.; Gyourko, Joseph E. - 2010
"Between 1996 and 2006, real housing prices rose by 53 percent according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency price index. One explanation of this boom is that it was caused by easy credit in the form of low real interest rates, high loan-to-value levels and permissive mortgage approvals. We...
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