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Nested Stochastic Possibility Frontiers with Heterogeneous Capital Inputs
Erber, Georg; Madlener, Reinhard - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
This paper studies the productivity impact of heterogeneous capital inputs of selected EU-15 member countries and of … to the introduction and estimation of two-stage nested translog possibility production frontiers, the otherwise huge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963835
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A Further Examination of the Export-Led Growth Hypothesis
Dreger, Christian; Herzer, Dierk - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
volume, as the export-led growth hypothesis predicts. Applying panel cointegration techniques to a production function with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283552
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On the Relevance of Exports for Regional Output Growth in China
Dreger, Christian; Zhang, Yanqun - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
production function approach, this paper examines to which extent regional GDP growth in China is export driven. In a panel of 28 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896202
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Does Euro Area Membership Affect the Relation between GDP Growth and Public Debt?
Dreger, Christian; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
We analyse the relationship between the debt to GDP ratio and real per capita GDP growth for the euro area members by distinguishing between periods of sustainable and non-sustainable debt. Thresholds are theory-based and depend on the macroeconomic framework. If the interest rate exceeds...
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Understanding the Contributions of Reallocation to Productivity Growth: Lessons from a Comparative Firm-Level Analysis
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008
aggregate productivity growth during the socialist and reform periods in six transition economies. Modifying a standard … decomposition technique to better reflect the role of firm entry, we find that reallocation rates and productivity contributions are … very low under socialism. After reforms, they rise dramatically, and productivity contributions greatly exceed those …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005071141
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Economic Convergence and Rent-Seeking in Iran
Dreger, Christian; Rahmani, Teymur; Eckey, Hans-Friedrich - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
The neoclassical growth model predicts convergence of productivity or per capita output levels across regions. If …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963853
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Beyond the Overall Economic Downturn: Evidence on Sector-Specific Effects of Violent Conflict from Indonesia
Vothknecht, Marc; Sumarto, Sudarno - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
a panel dataset at district level for the period 2002-2008, and disentangle the overall negative economic effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854232
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Internet-Based Hedonic Indices of Rents and Prices for Flats: Example of Berlin
Kholodilin, Konstantin A.; Mense, Andreas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
In this paper, we suggest to estimate the home rents and prices in German regions/cities using the data from Internet ads offering the housing for rent and sale. Given the richness of information contained in the ads, we are able to construct the quality-adjusted rent and price indices using the...
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Can Internet Ads Serve as an Indicator of Homeownership Rates?
Kholodilin, Konstantin A.; Mense, Andreas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
In this paper, we propose an indicator of the homeownership rate based on Internet ads offering the housing for rent and sale. We constructed the HOR estimate using the number of ads in four different markets (flats for rent, flats for sale, houses for rent, and houses for sale). Our HOR...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360168
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Is Technical Progress Sectorally Concentrated?: An Empirical Analysis for Western European Countries
Schiersch, Alexander; Belitz, Heike; Gornig, Martin - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Previous research shows that technical progress at the industry level, measured by sectoral TFP growth, is more localized in continental European countries than in Anglo-Saxon countries. We use EU KLEMS data sets to decompose sectoral TFP for nine European countries by means of a Malmquist...
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