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In Europe we trust?
Ritzen, Jozef M. M.; Haas, Jasmina - 2016
The decrease in the rule of law and in control of corruption in several EU countries is a threat to the cohesion in the EU. Brexit has reinforced the centrifugal forces in the EU. To counter this threat the EU needs to engage in unpopular measures as they infringe on the Member States'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516715
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Can the university save Europe?
Ritzen, Jozef M. M. - 2012
Higher education is in the position to save Europe by rendering a substantial contribution to sustainable economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009561436
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Estimating Labour Market Discrimination with Selectivity Corrected Wage Equations: Methodological Considerations and an Illustration from Israel
Neuman, Shoshana; Oaxaca, Ronald L - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
This paper presents a modified and improved methodology for the decomposition of wage differentials between two groups … of workers into an endowment component and a discrimination component. The standard decomposition technique does not take … into the wage differential decompositions, two statistical methodologies are merged: the Oaxaca methodology and the Heckman …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114210
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Sovereign Debt Markets in Turbulent Times: Creditor Discrimination and Crowding-Out Effects
Broner, Fernando A; Erce, Aitor; Martin, Alberto; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
key ingredients: creditor discrimination and crowding-out effects. Creditor discrimination arises because, in turbulent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084507
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Gender Discrimination in the British Labour Market: A Reassessment
Ermisch, John F; Wright, Robert E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
discrimination. Using data collected in the 1980 Women and Employment Survey, we find that women's wages would be between 20 and 25 … per cent higher in the absence of discrimination. This is somewhat higher than previous estimates have indicated. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656294
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Immigration, Human Capital and Growth in the Host Country: Evidence from Pooled Country Data
Dolado, Juan J.; Goria, Alessandra; Ichino, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
Immigration as a source of population growth is traditionally represented by neoclassical growth models with negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661985
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European business cycles and economic growth, 1300-2000
Broadberry, Stephen N.; Lennard, Jason - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014429749
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Quantifying Quantitative Literacy: Age Heaping and the History of Human Capital
A'Hearn, Brian; Baten, Jörg; Crayen, Dorothee - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
Western Europe had already diverged from the East and reached high numeracy levels by 1600, long before the rise of mass …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791567
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The Economics of Secession – Analysing the economic impact of the collapse of the former Yugoslavia
Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Stermsek, Marko - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
This paper looks at the economic impact of secession through the lens of the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. It uses an econometric analysis covering the period between 1956 and 2011 – including a series of factors linked to the independence process, socioeconomic and structural...
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Can the economic impact of political decentralisation be measured?
Ezcurra, Roberto; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper examines whether, given the increasing salience of subnational governments, political decentralisation has an impact on overall economic performance. It uses panel data analyses in order to determine the association between a number of the different indices of political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854514