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Measuring competitiveness
Neary, J. Peter (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003313827
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Measuring unemployment insurance generosity
Pallage, Stéphane J. (contributor);  … - 2008
In this paper, we develop a methodology to summarize the various policy parameters of an unemployment insurance scheme into a single generosity parameter. Unemployment insurance policies are multdimensional objects. They are typically defined by waiting periods, eligibility duration, benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003782507
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More than the money : payoff-irrelevant terms in relational contracts
Cromwell, Erich; Goerg, Sebastian J.; Ziółkowska, Monika - 2018
In this study we use import penetration as a proxy for foreign competition in order to empirically analyze (1) the … impact of foreign competition on managerial compensation, (2) differences in the impact between Germany and the U.S and (3 … potential endogeneity problems. It turns out that foreign competition leads to an increase of average per capita executive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011893429
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"Relative" revenue-maximizing strategy under duopolistic competition : the case of US -Japan bilateral auto-trade
Tabeta, Naoki; Wang, Ruifang - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000602540
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"Relative" revenue-maximizing strategy under duopolistic competition : the case of US-Japan bilateral auto-trade
Tabeta, Naoki; Wang, Ruifang - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000940577
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Transport infrastructure investments and competition for FDI
Hynes, Kate; Ma, Jie; Yuan, Cheng - 2017
countries within a region in a context of imperfect competition, where transport infrastructure investments play the role of a … are derived from the model. In particular, transport infrastructure investments can intensify fiscal competition between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011723862
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Is inequality of opportunity robust to the measurement approach?
Ramos Morilla, Xavier; Van de Gaer, Dirk - 2017
Recent literature has suggested many ways of measuring equality of opportunity. We analyze in a systematic manner the various approaches put forth in the literature to show whether and to what extent different choices matter empirically. We use EU-SILC data for most European countries for 2005...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011763830
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Inequality measurement and tax/transfer policy
Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2020
We provide a critique of the standard methodology which bases welfare comparisons between households on deflating household income and consumption by an equivalence scale. We argue that this leads to support for tax/transfer policies that significantly disadvantage low to middle income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012232795
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An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training
Brunello, Giorgio; Medio, Alfredo - 2000
We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325670
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Competitive intelligence responses in the banking industry to Europe 1992
Gibbons, Patrick T.; Prescott, John E. - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000884242