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Nationally and internationally optimal climate policies : external balances versus environmental preferences
Friedl, Birgit; Farmer, Karl - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 57 (2011) 3, pp. 432-457
This article compares nationally optimal to internationally optimal (Pareto efficient) emission permit levels in a two-country overlapping generations model with national emission permit systems and the environment as a global public good. When each government maximizes its steady state economic...
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Symposium on the economics of climate change
In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 55 (2009) 2, pp. 233-305
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003845815
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Rules versus human beings, and the mandate of the ECB
Fratzscher, Marcel - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 62 (2016) 1, pp. 68-87
The actions by the European Central Bank (ECB) during the global and European crises have triggered a highly controversial debate, in particular in Germany, about the costs and benefits of the chosen policy path. The article reviews, compares, and evaluates the different arguments made in favor...
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Quality of government and subjective poverty in Europe
Baldini, Massimo; Peragine, Vitorocco; Silvestri, Luca - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 64 (2018) 3, pp. 371-395
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030075
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Gender of siblings and choice of college major
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 1, pp. 53-71
In this study, we analyze whether the gender of a student’s siblings affects the choice of college major. A family with same-gender siblings may encourage academic choices that are less gender stereotyped. We use a unique dataset covering 30,000 Italian students who graduated from high school...
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Small firms' credit access in the euro area : does gender matter?
Stefani, Maria Lucia; Vacca, Valerio - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 1, pp. 165-201
This article uses European Central Bank (ECB) survey data to assess whether gender matters in the small firms’ financial structure and access to credit. Firms owned or managed by women (female firms) use smaller amounts and less heterogeneous sources of external finance than their male...
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Labour mobility and the portability of social rights (benefits) in the EU
D'Addio, Anna Cristina; Cavalleri, Maria Chiara - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 2, pp. 346-376
within Europe is a key determinant of intra-European Union (EU) mobility. It does so by estimating a multinomial logit model … of country: the older EU-15 and the newer EU-12. The results suggest that an easy experience with the transfer of social … depending on the group of countries considered belonging to the EU-15 or EU-12. …
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The retirement of the migrant labor force : pension portability and beyond : portability of social benefits
Jousten, Alain - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 2, pp. 416-437
The specificities of the workforce with a migrant background are often neglected in studies of retirement. Similarly, many studies of migration’s impact on pensions often focus on aggregate outcomes—system sustainability or distributive characteristics. The present article provides a fresh...
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Asylum policy in the EU : the case for deeper integration : migration policies
Hatton, Timothy J. - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 605-637
governments and towards the European Union (EU) as the Common European Asylum Policy has developed. Most of the focus has been on … asylum seekers. But this still falls far short of a fully integrated EU-wide policy. This article examines the basis upon … which a joint EU policy can be justified. I then ask whether superior outcomes can be achieved by harmonization alone or if …
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Tradable refugee-admission quotas and EU asylum policy : migration policies
Moraga, Jesús Fernández-Huertas; Rapoport, Hillel - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 61 (2015) 3/4, pp. 638-672
The current European Union (EU) asylum policy is widely seen as ineffective and unfair. We propose an EU-wide market …
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