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Fiskalpolitik und Konjunktur
Boss, Alfred - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277697
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Fiscal policy in Latin America: better after all?
Daude, Christian; Melguizo, Ángel; Neut, Alejandro - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2010
This paper analyses fiscal policy for several economies in Latin America, from the early nineties to the 2009 crisis. We present original estimates of cyclically-adjusted public revenues for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay implementing the standardised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008728022
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Verkehrsspezifische Ausgaben und Einnahmen der Gebietskörperschaften in Deutschland, eine empirische Analyse
Laaser, Claus-Friedrich; Rosenschon, Astrid - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2001
Die Gebietskörperschaften in Deutschland sind zunehmend bestrebt, private Finanzierungsmodelle für den Bau und den Betrieb von Einrichtungen der Verkehrsinfrastruktur zu realisieren. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird versucht, mittels einer detaillierten Auswertung der Haushaltspläne des Bundes und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818828
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Intra-Firm Trade and Employment in US Manufacturing
Blanas, Sotiris - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
on the positive and negative effect of intra-firm exports and imports respectively, on aggregate employment. The former …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886831
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The Minimum Wage from a Two-Sided Perspective
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014
This paper sheds new light on the effects of the minimum wage on employment from a two-sided theoretical perspective … incentives and increase job acceptance incentives. We show that sufficiently low minimum wages may do no harm to employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887014
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The aggregate effects of long run sectoral reallocation
Reicher, Claire - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014
falls in the trend employment-population ratio. The recent shift in the Beveridge Curve during the Great Recession is …The construction bust which accompanied the Great Recession, and the accompanying need to shift workers across sectors … episodes occurring during the mid-1970s and early 2000s recessions, in addition to during the Great Recession. In addition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887017
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Unemployment in the European Union: A dynamic reappraisal
Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Héctor; Snower, Dennis J. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2003
This paper examines the movements in EU unemployment from two perspectives: (a) the NRU/NAIRU perspective, in which unemployment movements are attributed largely to changes in the long-run equilibrium unemployment rate and (b) the chain-reaction perspective, in which unemployment movements are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955891
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An Incentive Theory of Matching
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2010
This paper examines the labour market matching process by distinguishing its two component stages: the contact stage, in which job searchers make contact with employers and the selection stage, in which they decide whether to match. We construct a theoretical model explaining two-sided selection...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955922
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Relocation, offshoring and labour market repercussions : the case of the German automobile industry in Central Europe
Nunnenkamp, Peter - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2006
foreign direct investment in Central Europe may have helped the relatively favourable employment and earnings record of the … production. Employment and wages diverged considerably within the German automobile industry. Relative to skilled workers, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956002
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Values and labor force participation in the Nordic countries
Hall, Axel; Zoega, Gylfi - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014
The Nordic countries are known for their success in combining an extensive welfare state with high labor force participation. This is explained by the origins of their welfare states that can be traced to a unique set of values and beliefs that emphasize the right of women to participate in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956120