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Economic Integration, Wage Policies and Social Policies
Pflüger, Michael - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003
This paper sets up a two country monopolistic competition model with intra-industry trade to study the effects of an exogenous differential in wage and social policies on the location of industry. Two model scenarios are considered. In the traditional one with physical capital, such a...
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China's Overt Economic Rise and Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N.; Zimmermann, … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
We provide an overview of China's economic rise through time. Over the past decade, China has maintained 10% growth in … students enrolled in Chinese higher education institutions has increased dramatically; China is producing serious scholars and … students find a rising interest in receiving education in China. …
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Chinese Renewable Energy Technology Exports: The Role of Policy, Innovation and Markets
Cao, Jing; Groba, Felix - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
innovation effects steaming from both importing countries and China. We use a panel dataset representing annual bilateral trade … examines the development of solar PV and wind energy technology component (WETC) exports from China and the competitive … flows of 43 countries from the developed and developing world that imported solar PV and WETCs from China between 1996 and …
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Marriage Matters: Spousal Similarity in Life Satisfaction
Schimmack, Ulrich; Lucas, Richard - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
based on married couples (N = 847) in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Concurrent spousal similarity was considerably …
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Keeping up with the Schmidts: An Empirical Test of Relative Deprivation Theory in the Neighbourhood Context
Knies, Gundi; Burgess, Simon; Propper, Carol - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
, drawing on a unique dataset, the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) matched with micro-marketing indicators of …
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Corporate Donations to the Arts: Philanthropy or Advertising?
Frank, Björn; Geppert, Kurt - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2002
This paper is an attempt to provide evidence on two questions: Why do companies sponsor art events, and where exactly does the money go? We analyse data collected on the revenue structure of cultural institutions in Berlin and Hamburg. This data set not only tells us where the money goes, it...
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Top-down v. Bottom-up: The Long-Term Impact of Government Ideology and Personal Experience on Values
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Wagner, Gert G. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
This paper studies the long-term impact of societal socialization on values using the example of doping behavior in sports. We apply the German Reunification Approach to the microcosm of Berlin and exploit its 40-year long division into a capitalist and a communist sector. We deliberately chose...
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How Do Tourists React to Political Violence?: An Empirical Analysis of Tourism in Egypt
Fielding, David; Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
This paper uses a detailed database of political violence in Egypt to study European and US tourists' attitudes towards travelling to a conflict region. We use time series analysis to study the heterogeneous impacts of different dimensions of political violence and counter-violence on tourist...
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The Impact of South-South Trade Agreements on FDI
Cherif, Mondher; Dreger, Christian - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2015
emerging markets. We explore the impact of South-South trade agreements on FDI by dynamic panel models. The MENA countries are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011203027
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African Leaders: Their Education Abroad and FDI Flows
Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
Leaders are critical to a country's success. They can influence domestic policy via specific measures that they enforce, and they can also influence international public opinion towards their country. Foreign Direct Investments are also essential for a country's economic growth. Our hypothesis...
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