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Globalization, fertility and marital behavior in a lowest-low fertility setting
Giuntella, Osea; Rotunno, Lorenzo; Stella, Luca - 2022
Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyze the effects of exposure to globalization on … the fertility and marital behavior in Germany, until recently a lowest-low fertility setting. We find that exposure to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013202383
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Integrating with their feet : cross-border lending at the German-Austrian border
Fidrmuc, Jarko (contributor); Hainz, Christa (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688885
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Effects of corporate tax reforms on SMEs' investment decisions under the particular consideration of inflation
Nam, Chang-woon (contributor); Radulescu, Doina (contributor) - 2005
Corporate tax reforms carried out in EU countries since 1980 entail lower statutory tax rates and reductions in generous tax depreciation provisions. Several countries including the UK have reduced tax rates for SMEs. This study compares incentive effects of such reforms on the SMEs’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003109877
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Is the German Mittelstand more resistant to crises? : empirical evidence from the great recession
Berlemann, Michael; Jahn, Vera; Lehmann, Robert - 2020
Germany’s comparatively good economic performance throughout the Great Recession of the years 2008/2009 is often …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388222
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Tear down this wall : on the persistence of borders in trade
Nitsch, Volker; Wolf, Nikolaus - 2009
Why do borders still matter for economic activity? The reunification of Germany in 1990 provides a unique natural … to trade between East Germany and West Germany were eliminated completely within a very short period of time. The … evolution of intra-German trade flows after reunification then provides new insights for both the globalization and border …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003898827
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The bazaar effect, unbundling of comparative advantage, and migration
Kohler, Wilhelm (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003496505
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Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the millennium : technical progress, globalization and European monetary union
Franz, Wolfgang - 1999
At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage p olicy in Germany are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781695
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Exports, unemployment and the welfare state
Janeba, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003497526
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Export or merge? : proximity vs. concentration in product space
Muendler, Marc-Andreas - 2013
This paper proposes a proximity-concentration tradeoff in product space as a determinant of horizontal foreign direct investment (FDI). Firms that enter a foreign market by exporting are able to capture consumer surplus from introducing a differentiated product with characteristics that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227197
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Globally engaged firms in the Covid-19 crisis
Constantinescu, Cristina; Fernandes, Ana Margarida; … - 2022
This paper analyzes the initial impact and recovery of globally engaged firms from the COVID-19 crisis. It uses rich survey data of nearly 65,000 firm-year observations in 45 countries spanning three waves of data collection. The findings are organized in a series of stylized facts, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013183698