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Drei Fußnoten der Wirtschaftswissenschaften zur deutschen Einheit : und eine Fußnote zur wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung
Wagner, Gert G. - 2015
Im vorliegenden kleinen Aufsatz werden der Geschichte der deutschen Wiedervereinigung 1990 drei „Fußnoten“ angefügt. Zu den Themen „Abschätzung der Produktivität der DDR-Wirtschaft“, „Dauer des Aufholprozesses der Neuen Bundesländer“ und „Rentenangleichung“. Anschließend...
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In a world with many targets, one-dimensional target indicators will always be bypassed
Wagner, Gert G. - 2021
It is striking that economists in particular firmly believe in the benefits of rule-binding, even though this belief runs counter to the standard assumption of economic theory that we humans are self-interested and therefore extremely resourceful when it comes to circumventing inconvenient...
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Zur Geschichte des "arbeitnehmernah" und "keynesianisch" geltenden Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) seit den 50er Jahren
Wagner, Gert G. - 2023
Für das im Jahr 2025 stattfindende 100-jährige Jubiläum des DIW Berlin und dessen Geschichte ist die hier vorgelegte Dokumentation eines 1999 geführten Gesprächs zwischen den ehemaligen DIW-Abteilungsleitern Fritz Franzmeyer und Reinhard Pohl einerseits und Gert G. Wagner andererseits von...
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Die Messung der Greifkraft als objektives Gesundheitsmaß in sozialwissenschaftlichen Bevölkerungsumfragen Erhebungsmethodische und inhaltliche Befunde auf der Basis von SHARE und S...
Hank, Karsten; Jürges, Hendrik; Schupp, Jürgen; … - 2006
This paper shows that the measurement of hand grip strength provides a non-invasive and reliable objective health indicator for social science research and is easy to collect in general population surveys. Grip strength is not only a useful complement of self-reported indicators of health, but...
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Changing from PAPI to CAPI : a longitudinal study of mode-effects based on an experimental design
Schräpler, Jörg-Peter (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper examines the implication of the move to CAPI for data quality by analyzing the conversion from PAPI to CAPI of a subsample of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) which was done within an experimental design. The 2000 addresses for the sample E of SOEP were split into two subsamples...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003338192
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The political economy of natural disaster insurance : lessons from the failure of a proposed compulsory insurance scheme in Germany
Schwarze, Reimund (contributor); Wagner, Gert G. (contributor) - 2006
This paper studies the politico-economic reasons for the refusal of a proposed compulsory flood insurance scheme in Germany. It provides the rationale for such scheme and outlines the basic features of a market-orientated design. The main reasons for the political down-turn of this proposal were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377131
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Choices which change life satisfaction : revising SWB theory to account for change
Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud J. A.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2010
Using data from the long-running German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 1984-2008, this paper analyses the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that preferences and choices relating to life goals/values, partner's personality, hours of work,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003971047