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In this short note, we use data from different elections in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia between 1975 and 2010 to show that the social democrats generally profit from higher voter turnout at the expense of the conservatives. We deal with the endogeneity of voter turnout by using...
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climate change. When deployed in agricultural soils in Germany, it has been found by Teichmann (2014a, b) that slowpyrolysis …
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We report results of a survey of a representative sample of the German population in which respondents were asked for their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for either an extension of their life or an improvement in their health corresponding to a gain of one quality-adjusted life year (QALY). While one...
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discuss selected policy efforts by the United States of America and Germany with a focus on less-developed storage …, and flywheels, Germany has a stronger focus on bulk seasonal storage that may aid the integration of variable renewables …, may provide useful models for Germany. The U.S., on the other hand, may look to Germany's institutions as inspiration for …
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, housing policy was carried out in different countries differently. This is particularly true for Germany and Russia. Even … Germany and Russia, identifying the similarities and differences. …
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We examine the effects of future renewable expansion in Germany on residual load and renewable surplus generation for …
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Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers' employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of …
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labor market policies in Germany. It argues in favor of a reduced range of active labor market policy schemes focusing on …
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, particularly re-dispatch of power plants. However, the existence of four TSOs within Germany induces the question whether …
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protection activities which has been used in a number of studies for Germany by DIW Berlin. Our paper first outlines the …
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