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A simple model of health insurance competition
Kemnitz, Alexander - 2010
This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008698408
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Transparency and policy competition : experimental evidence from German citizens and politicians
Blesse, Sebastian; Lergetporer, Philipp; Nover, Justus; … - 2023
A lack of transparency about policy performance can pose a major obstacle to welfare-enhancing policy competition across jurisdictions. In parallel surveys with German citizens and state parliamentarians, we document that both groups misperceive the performance of their state's education system....
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Why go to France or Germany, if you could as well go to the UK or the US? : selective features of immigration to four major OECD countries
Geis, Wido (contributor); Uebelmesser, Silke (contributor);  … - 2008
of migrants to four countries, viz. France, Germany, the UK and the US, which receive a substantial share of all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771831
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How do migrants choose their destination country? : an analysis of institutional determinants
Geis, Wido; Übelmesser, Silke; Werding, Martin - 2008
micro-data for France, Germany, the UK and the US, we study their decisions to migrate to one of the four countries using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805994
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Business strategy and firm reorganization under changing market conditions
Ghosal, Vivek - 2009
this paper is an observation-based analysis conducted by visiting selected paper mills in Finland, the U.S., Germany and …-efficiency gains from better management of the production processes, inventories, supply-chain, product distribution, and timing of … investments ; competitive advantage ; production management ; supply-chain management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850304
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Testing for convergence in stock markets : a non-linear factor approach
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Erdogan, Burcu; Kuzin, Vladimir - 2009
including monthly stock price indices for five EU countries (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK) as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003898817
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Optimal central bank design : benchmarks for the ECB
Berger, Helge (contributor) - 2006
The paper discusses key elements of optimal central bank design and applies its findings to the Eurosystem. A particular focus is on the size of monetary policy committees, the degree of centralization, and the representation of relative economic size in the voting rights of regional (or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301388
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Competition and trust : evidence from German car manufacturers
Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad - 2011
We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...
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Bounds of unfair inequality of opportunity : theory and evidence for Germany and the US
Niehues, Judith; Peichl, Andreas - 2012
illustrate our approach by comparing Germany and the US based on harmonized micro data. We find significant, sizeable and robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009535094
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The rationale for fundamental pension reform in Germany and the United States : an assessment
Burtless, Gary - 2001
This paper considers the arguments for fundamental pension reform in Germany and the United States. The two countries …
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