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Business start-ups by the unemployed : an econometric analysis based on firm data
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reize, Frank - 1998
This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … 1995 and could be observed at least one year after their foundation in 4 regions of East and 11 regions of West Germany. In …
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Business start-ups by the unemployed - an econometric analysis based on firm data
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1998
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Empirical macromodels under test : a comparative simulation study of the employment effects of a revenue neutral cut in social security contributions
Buscher, Herbert S. (contributor) - 1998
In the paper we simulate a revenue-neutral cut in the social security contribution rate using five different types of macro- / microeconomic models, namely two models based on time-series data where the labour market is modelled basically demand oriented, two models of the class of computable...
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Labor market reforms, precautionary savings, and global imbalances
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Moyen, Stephane; Stähler, Nikolai - 2019
channel. We apply the model to simulate far-reaching labor market reforms in Germany during the mid-2000s. We find that …
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Long-term participation tax rates
Bartels, Charlotte - 2012
Generous income support programs as provided by European welfare states have often been blamed to reduce work incentives for lower income classes and to increase durations of unemployment. Standard studies measure work incentives based on annual income concepts. This paper analyzes how work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009630295
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Face masks increase compliance with physical distancing recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Seres, Gyula; Balleyer, Anna Helen; Cerutti, Nicola; … - 2020
Governments across the world have implemented restrictive policies to slow the spread of COVID-19. Recommended face mask use has been a controversially discussed policy, among others, due to potential adverse effects on physical distancing. Using a randomized field experiment (N=300), we show...
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Die gemeinnützige Arbeitnehmerüberlassung in Rheinland-Pfalz - eine ökonometrische Analyse des Wiedereingliederungserfolgs
Almus, Matthias (contributor) - 1998
Dieser Beitrag stellt ausgewahlte Ergebnisse des vom Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) im Auftrag des IAB und des Ministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales Rheinland-Pfalz bearbeiteten Forschungsprojekts "Arbeitsplatzeffekte gemeinnütziger Arbeitnehmerüberlassungen in...
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Solving RE models with discontinuous policy rules : an application to minimum wage setting in Germany
Bursian, Dirk - 2016
The legal regulations require the minimum wage in Germany to be adjusted biennially which gives rise to a policy … minimum wage setting in Germany, the paper illustrates how such models can be solved using the method of undetermined …
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The PHF: a comprehensive panel survey on household finances and wealth in Germany
Kalckreuth, Ulf von; Eisele, Martin; Le Blanc, Julia; … - 2012
The Panel on Household Finances (PHF) is a new panel survey on household finances and wealth in Germany conducted by … households in Germany. Wealthy households are oversampled using micro-geographic indicators. The survey is designed to be a full … self-contained and comprehensive survey on household finances in Germany, the PHF is part of the Household Finance and …
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How do regional labor markets adjust to immigration? : a dynamic analysis for post-war Germany
Braun, Sebastian; Weber, Henning - 2016
We draw on two decades of historical data to analyze how regional labor markets in West Germany adjusted to one of the …, similar in magnitude to the refugee inflow that Germany is experiencing today, also reduce native income losses markedly but …
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