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Sticky information Phillips curves : European evidence
Döpke, Jörg; Dovern, Jonas; Fritsche, Ulrich; … - 2006
professional forecasters from four major European economies. Our estimates imply that inflation expectations in France, Germany and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377091
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The forward premium puzzle and latent factors day by day
Bernoth, Kerstin; Hagen, Jürgen von; Vries, Casper G. de - 2010
We use futures instead of forward rates to study the complete maturity spectrum of the forward premium puzzle from two days to six months. At short maturities the slope coefficient is positive, but these turn negative as the maturity increases to the monthly level. Futures data allow us to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003949496
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The Forward Premium Puzzle and Latent Factors Day by Day
Bernoth, Kerstin - 2010
We use futures instead of forward rates to study the complete maturity spectrum of the forward premium puzzle from two days to six months. At short maturities the slope coefficient is positive, but these turn negative as the maturity increases to the monthly level. Futures data allow us to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141467
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Copayments for ambulatory care in Germany : a natural experiment using a difference-in-difference approach
Schreyögg, Jonas (contributor);  … - 2008
In response to increasing health expenditures and a high number of physician visits, the German government introduced a copayment for ambulatory care in 2004 for individuals with statutory health insurance (SHI). Because persons with private insurance were exempt from the copayments, this health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726009
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In vino pecunia? : the association between beverage-specific drinking behavior and wages
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. (contributor);  … - 2008
individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we confirm that this relationship exists for Germany as well. More …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726012
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Employment effects of welfare reforms : evidence from a dynamic structural life-cycle model
Haan, Peter (contributor); Prowse, Victoria (contributor);  … - 2008
place in Germany, towards a more Anglo-American system in which a large proportion of transfers are paid to the working poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726084
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Would a legal minimum wage reduce poverty? : a microsimulation study for Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2008
an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal … and had no negative employment effects. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726086
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Imposed benefit sanctions and the unemployment-to-employment transition : the German experience
Müller, Kai-Uwe (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2008
positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726098
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Greenhouse gas mitigation in a carbon constrained world : the role of carbon capture and storage
Praetorius, Barbara (contributor);  … - 2008
sustainable energy future. In this paper, we discuss the relevant issues for the case of Germany. We provide a survey of the … equilibrium model for Germany. The model analyzes the impact of introducing carbon constraints with respect to the deployment of … in Germany. For example, under the assumption of a CO2 policy, both energy efficiency and CCS will contribute to climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779187
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International benchmarking in electricity distribution : a comparison of French and German utilities
Cullmann, Astrid (contributor); Crespo, Hélène (contributor) - 2008
Germany, the two largest electricity distribution countries in Europe. We examine the relative performance of 99 French and 77 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779463