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Instrumental variable estimation of the causal effect of hunger early in life on health later in life
den Berg, Gerard J. van; Pinger, Pia R.; Schoch, Johannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing … provide exogenous variation in the provision of nutrition. However, living through a famine early in life does not necessarily … imply a lack of nutrition during that age interval, and vice versa, and in this sense the observed difference at most …
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Consumption and nutrition: age - intake profiles for Czechoslovakia 1989 - 1992
Miquel, Ruth; Laisney, François - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000
This paper provides non-parametric estimates of the relation between nutrient intake and age for Czechoslovak individuals, as a function of characteristics of both the individual and the household she lives in, on the basis of household purchases. Results show no significant difference between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097563
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Does globalization restrict budgetary autonomy? A multidimensional approach
Heinemann, Friedrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999
Does globalization restrict the leeway for national budgetary policy? With the help of cluster and discriminant analysis this study provides evidence on the basis of the experience of OECD countries since the 1970s. Four budgetary dimensions are included in the analysis: tax structure,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097816
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Finding starting-values for maximum likelihood estimation of vector STAR models
Schleer, Frauke - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
This paper focuses on finding starting-values for maximum likelihood estimation of Vector STAR models. Based on a Monte …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957614
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Considerations on partially identified regression models
Cerquera, Daniel; Laisney, François; Ullrich, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
one covariate is only interval-measured, we offer several contributions. Manski and Tamer (2002) propose two estimation … simple shortcut for estimation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957638
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Map Intersection Based Merging Schemes for Administrative Data Sources and an Application to Germany
Arntz, Melanie; Wilke, Ralf A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
In many situations the applied researcher wants to combine different data sources without knowing the exact link and merging rule. This paper introduces a theoretical framework how two different regional administrative data sources can be merged. It presents different merging schemes based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097943
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Empirical determinants of employee resistance against innovations
Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000
Employee resistance against innovations is a virulent phenomenon and there is a broad theoretical literature on its determinants. The empirical evidence is scarce, however, and mainly provides descriptive evidence on the incidence of the phenomenon and concentrates on the effectiveness of change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098384
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The interdependence of R&D activity and debt financing of young firms
Fryges, Helmut; Kohn, Karsten; Ullrich, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel, our estimation results show that firm characteristics are more important than personal …
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The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany: Evidence from a nationwide survey
Osberghaus, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
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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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany
Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
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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