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Workers of the world, unite! : franchise extensions and the threat of revolution in Europe, 1820-1938
Aidt, Toke; Jensen, Peter Sandholt - 2011
This paper tests the hypothesis that the extension of the voting franchise was caused by the threat of revolution, as … revolution in a given country by revolutionary events happening in neighboring countries. We investigate the relationship between … this new measure of the threat of revolution and measures of suffrage reform in two samples of European countries covering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011780
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Future European alliance : Europe as a flexible democracy
Frey, Bruno S.; Steuernagel, Armin; Friedrich, Jonas - 2018
A reasonable future for Europe can only be achieved if two essential elements are fulfilled: Firstly, newly established …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011919540
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Body image and food disorders : evidence from a sample of European women
Costa-Font, Joan (contributor);  … - 2008
Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how "self-image" and others' appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of "peers' image" on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763191
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Flexible outsourcing and the impacts of labour taxation in European welfare states
Koskela, Erkki (contributor); Poutvaara, Panu (contributor) - 2008
In European Welfare States, low-skilled workers are typically unionized, while the wage formation of high-skilled workers is more competitive. To focus on this aspect, we analyze how flexible international outsourcing and labour taxation affect wage formation, employment and welfare in dual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003772202
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What drives corporate tax rates down? : a reassessment of globalization, tax competition, and dynamic adjustment to shocks
Overesch, Michael; Rincke, Johannes - 2009
We reassess the driving forces behind the recent decline of corporate tax rates in Europe. Using data for up to 32 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003807847
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Term structure and cyclicity of value-at-risk : consequences for the solvency capital requirement
Bec, Frédérique; Gollier, Christian - 2009
This paper explores empirically the link between French equities returns Value-at-Risk (VaR) and the state of financial markets cycle. The econometric analysis is based on a simple vector autoregression setup. Using quarterly data from 1970Q4 to 2008Q3, it turns out that the k-year VaR of French...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824669
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An empirical analysis of the dynamics of the welfare state : the case of benefit morale
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Schneider, Friedrich - 2009
Does the supply of a welfare state create its own demand? Many economic scholars studying welfare arrangements refer to Say's law and insinuate a self-destructive welfare state. However, little is known about the empirical validity of these assumptions and hypotheses. We study the dynamic effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850182
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Size matters!: body height and labor market discrimination : a cross-European analysis
Cinnirella, Francesco; Winter, Joachim - 2009
that there is a consistent height-wage premium across Europe and that it is largely due to occupational sorting. We show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872208
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Firm-specific characteristics and the timing of foreign direct investment projects
Raff, Horst (contributor); Ryan, Michael (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003462031
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Europe's great depression : coordination failure after the first World War
Wolf, Nikolaus - 2010
In this paper I survey and reinterpret the extensive literature on Europe's Great Depression. I argue that Europe could … policies could be effective. -- Great Depression ; Europe ; coordination failure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008696770