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We investigate the interdependence of debt financing and R&D activities of young firms. Using micro-level data of the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel, our estimation results show that firm characteristics are more important than personal characteristics of the founders for explaining young firms'...
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Public flood protection cannot totally eliminate the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern flood risk management. This study analyses private flood mitigation measures among...
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Based on a 1% sample of the German population, we study how fertility rates in the country of origin-a proxy for cultural imprint-influence the fertility outcomes of first- and second-generation female immigrants. We use both total fertility rates in the year of migration and a new measure of...
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after apprenticeship graduation. Unemployed apprenticeship graduates constitute a large share of unemployed youth in Germany …
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We analyze the impact of the probabilistic nature of patents on the functioning of Germany's bifurcated patent …
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roofers to remain employed in the sector in eastern Germany deteriorated along the entire wage distribution. Such employment …
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Using linked employer-employee panel data for Germany, this paper investigates whether firms implement real wage …
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In 2009, Germany introduced a new debt rule in its federal constitution (Grundgesetz). The socalled 'debt brake …
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Recently a wide and empirically-backed consensus has emerged arguing that direct democratic control over government's spending decisions through initiatives and referenda constrains government size. But what happens if budgetary matters are excluded from the voters' right of the initiative? I...
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87 cities in Germany over the period 1995-2012. Employing a panel error correction framework that accounts for the …
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