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Selbständigkeit in Europa 1991 - 2003: Empirische Evidenz mit Länderdaten
Göggel, Kathrin; Gräb, Johannes; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2006
In dieser Studie werden ausgewählte makroökonomische Determinanten der Anzahl der Selbständigen in fünfzehn Ländern Europas untersucht. Datenbasis sind die Arbeitskräfteerhebungen der Europäischen Union für die Jahre 1991 ? 2003. Ausgangspunkt der Studie ist der Rückgang der Anzahl der...
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Employment Impacts of EU Biofuels Policy: Combining Bottom-up Technology Information and Sectoral Market Simulations in an Input-output Framework
Mongelli, Ignazio; Löschel, Andreas; Neuwahl, Frederik; … - 2008
This paper analyses the employment consequences of policies aimed to support biofuels in the European Union. The … thereby increase security of the European energy supply on the other hand. The employment impacts of increasing biofuels … recent Renewable Energy Roadmap. Employment effects are assessed in an input-output framework taking into account bottom …
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Unemployment in the European Union: Institutions, prices, and growth
Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Héctor; Snower, Dennis J. - 2004
This paper presents a reappraisal of unemployment movements in the European Union. Our analysis is based on the chain reaction theory of unemployment, which focuses on (a) the interaction among labor market adjustment processes, (b) the interplay between these adjustment processes and the...
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EU banks rating assignments: Is there heterogeneity between new and old member countries?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Matousek, Roman; Stewart, Chris - 2010
We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether 'old' and 'new' EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether 'new' ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than 'old' ones. We...
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How Much Do Workers Actually Value Working from Home?
Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes; Winkler, Erwin - 2022
Working from home (WFH) has become ubiquitous around the world. We ask how much workers actually value this job attribute. Using a stated-preference experiment, we show that German employees are willing to give up 7.7% of their earnings for WFH, but they value other job attributes more. For...
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High-Pressure, High-Paying Jobs?
Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes; Winkler, Erwin - 2022
Work-related stress has reportedly increased over time. Using worker-level survey data, we build a measure of work pressure strongly associated with adverse health outcomes. In line with theories of compensating differentials, work pressure comes with a sizable earnings premium, even within...
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Picture This: Social Distance and the Mistreatment of Migrant Workers
Barsbai, Toman; Bartoš, Vojtĕch; Licuanan, Victoria; … - 2022
employers. Encouraging DWs to show their employers a family photo while providing a small gift when starting employment reduced …
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Patenting Behaviour and Employment Growth in German Start-up Firms: A Panel Data Analysis
Niefert, Michaela - 2005
The effect of innovations on employment at the firm level is theoretically ambiguous. The present paper analyses this … positive effect on employment growth that is typically most pronounced in the second year after application. The effect seems …
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Existenzgründungen: Ein Weg zur Beschäftigungsförderung?
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2005
In dem vorliegenden Artikel werden ausgewählte theoretische und empirische Aspekte des Zusammenhangs zwischen Existenzgründungen, staatlichem Handeln und Beschäftigung diskutiert. Dabei wird die Frage, ob Existenzgründungen zusätzliche Beschäftigung schaffen überwiegend aus einer...
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Aus der Not geboren? Besondere Merkmale und Determinanten von Gründungen aus der Arbeitslosigkeit
Niefert, Michaela; Tchouvakhina, Margarita - 2006
In dieser Studie werden Gründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit der Jahre 2003 und 2004 inklusive der seit Anfang 2003 geförderten Ich-AGs auf repräsentativer empirischer Basis analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass Gründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit im Durchschnitt kleiner sind als andere Gründungen und...
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