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Inclusive growth : what future for the European social model?
Schmid, Günther - 2014
empirical sketch on to what extent Europe has already succeeded with respect to this ambitious goal. The result is quite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357609
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Flexible and secure labour market transitions : towards institutional capacity building in the digital economy
Schmid, Günther - 2016
Industry 4.0 and robots are said to speed up productivity thereby inducing a 'quantum leap' towards the 'end of work' and calling for a complete change of social security institutions that have so far been closely linked to employment. Unconditional basic income is the cry of the day, curiously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011555960
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Youth unemployment in Europe : what to do about it?
Eichhorst, Werner; Hinte, Holger; Rinne, Ulf - 2013
Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. This paper gives an overview of the current situation and assesses different policy options. It emphasizes the role of stronger intra-EU mobility of young workers, policies to make vocational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009778344
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Corporate Efficiency in Europe
Hanousek, Jan; Kocenda, Evzen; Shamshur, Anastasiya - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Europe. We find that (i) larger firms are less efficient than smaller firms, (ii) greater leverage contributes to corporate …, we find that (iv) efficiency increases when a majority owner must deal with minority shareholders and that (v) domestic … majority owners improve efficiency more than foreign majority owners when no minority shareholders are present, but (vi) the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213309
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Income inequality, decentralisation and regional development in Western Europe
Pike, Andy J; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Tomaney, John; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Western Europe has an effect on within regional interpersonal inequality. Second, whether this potential relationship is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322504
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The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?
Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short-run and long-run mediating effects: while in the former only current or lagged behaviors are taken into account, in the latter we consider the entire history of behaviors. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009385763
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Austerity and Anarchy: Budget Cuts and Social Unrest in Europe, 1919-2008
Ponticelli, Jacopo; Voth, Hans-Joachim - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Does fiscal consolidation lead to social unrest? Using cross-country evidence for the period 1919 to 2008, we examine the extent to which societies become unstable after budget cuts. The results show a clear correlation between fiscal retrenchment and instability. We test if the relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201119
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Governing sustainable school to work transitions : lessons for the EU
Schmid, Günther; Bellmann, Lutz; Gazier, Bernard; … - 2023
The European Commission declared 2022 the "European Year of Youth." Apart from the obvious aim to enhance its visibility and political legitimacy, the Commission responded to the fact that COVID-19 badly affected especially young people, manifested in the rise of youth unemployment and of youth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013540659
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Multinational Banking in Europe: Financial Stability and Regulatory Implications Lessons from the Financial Crisis
Barba Navaretti, Giorgio; Calzolari, Giacomo; Levi, Micol; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
distress. With a focus on Europe, it looks at how these banks’ foreign affiliates have been faring during the recent financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468703
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The Rise and Decline of European Parliaments, 1188-1789
Bosker, Maarten; Buringh, Eltjo; Zanden, Jan Luiten Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
innovation. In the early-modern period parliaments declined in influence in southern and central Europe and gained in importance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530357