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Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction

Luechinger, Simon; Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - 2021

The monopoly position of the public bureaucracy in providing public services allows government employees to acquire rents. Those rents can involve higher wages, monetary and non-monetary fringe benefits (e.g., pensions and staffing), and/or bribes. We propose a direct measure to capture the...

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Automatic Stabilizers and Economic Crisis : US Vs. Europe

Dolls, Mathias - 2009

income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … 23 to 32 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers …

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The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe

Patrinos, Harry A.; Rivera-Olvera, Angelica - 2023

difference-in-difference methods to estimate the impact of transition and EU accession. It is found that the transition from a … significantly, especially through the EU accession channel …

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Digital television in Europe and Japan

Hart, Jeffrey A. - 1997

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Geography, European settlements and compared development in the Americas

Silva, Luís Vaz (contributor) - 2005

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The European subsistence crisis of 1845 - 1850 : a comparative perspective

Vanhaute, Eric (contributor); Paping, Richard (contributor); … - 2006

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Macroeconomic interdependence and policy coordination between the U. S. and Europe : a game-theoretical approach

Asikoglu, Yaman - 1986

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Malthusian dynamics in a diverging Europe : Northern Italy 1650 - 1881

Fernihough, Alan - 2010

Recent empirical research has questioned the validity of using Malthusian theory in pre-industrial England. Using real wage and vital rate data for the years 1650-1881, I provide empirical estimates for a different region - Northern Italy. The empirical methodology is theoretically underpinned...

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Height and well-being amongst older Europeans

Denny, Kevin - 2010

This paper uses a cross-country representative sample of Europeans over the age of 50 to analyse whether individuals' height is associated with higher or lower levels of well-being. Two outcomes are used: a measure of depression symptoms reported by individuals and a categorical measure of life...

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Late conversion : the impact of professionalism on European rugby union

Hogan, Vincent; Massey, Patrick; Massey, Shane - 2011

Rugby union only went professional in 1995, much later than other major team sports resulting in major changes in league structures. Different arrangements regarding revenue sharing and salary caps between the three main European rugby leagues provides an opportunity to test the impact of such...

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