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Welfare Time Limits in the United States – Experiences with a New Welfare-to-Work Approach

Ochel, Wolfgang - CESifo - 2004

This paper reviews the evidence on welfare time limits in the United States. It primarily refers to experimental and econometric evaluations. Time limits affect welfare recipients both before and after their limits are reached. Time limits reduce welfare receipt and increase employment before...

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What We Can Learn about the Behavior of Firms from the average Monthly Frequency of Price-Changes: An Application to the UK CPI Data

Dixon, Huw D.; Tian, Kun - CESifo - 2013

In this paper, we see how much the average monthly frequency of price changes ties down the behavior of firms in steady-state in terms of the average length of price-spells across firms. We use the UK CPI data at the aggregate and sectoral level and find that the actual mean is about twice the...

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Major Provisions of Labour Contracts and their Theoretical Coherence

Christofides, Louis; Peng, Chen - CESifo - 2006

Theoretical work on indexation and contract duration suggests no role for the expected rate of inflation in equations … explaining these variables. Yet, stand-alone or two-equation studies of indexation and contract duration often report that this … duration and indexation decisions and offer a context within which earlier findings can be understood. In this three …

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On the Political Economy of Complexity

Nitzan, Shmuel; Procaccia, Uriel; Tzur, Joseph - CESifo - 2013

Article underscores the dark side of both phenomena by focusing on the anti-competitive features of regulation and reform and …

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Prices vs. Quantities with Endogenous Cost Structure

Storrøsten, Halvor Briseid - CESifo - 2014

Authorities often lack information for efficient regulation of the commons. This paper derives a criterion comparing …

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Emissions Taxes and Abatement Regulation under Uncertainty

Christiansen, Vidar; Smith, Stephen - CESifo - 2013

We consider environmental regulation in a context where firms invest in abatement technology under conditions of …

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Investment in Broadband Infrastructure Under Local Deregulation: Evidence from the U.K. Broadband Market

Fabritz, Nadine; Falck, Oliver - CESifo - 2013

This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...

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Green Havens and Pollution Havens

Poelhekke, Steven; Ploeg, Frederick Van der - CESifo - 2012

country significantly attracts FDI. What is important for these pollution haven effects is not only regulation but also …

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Hurricane Insurance in Florida

Jametti, Mario; Ungern-Sternberg, Thomas von - CESifo - 2009

This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural catastrophes) are typically referred to as “uninsurable” risks. The more exposed property owners find it difficult to obtain insurance cover from the private market and/or...

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Powering Up Developing Countries through Integration?

Auriol, Emmanuelle; Biancini, Sara - CESifo - 2012

Power market integration is analyzed in a two countries model with nationally regulated firms and costly public funds. If generation costs between the two countries are too similar negative business-stealing outweighs efficiency gains so that following integration welfare decreases in both...

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