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A challenge for the G20 : globally stipulated debt brakes and transnational independent fiscal supervisory councils
Dolls, Mathias; Peichl, Andreas; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011
Debt-to-GDP ratios have grown to unprecedented levels in many industrialized economies. This requires disciplined consolidation efforts which are, however, supposed to come now at the wrong time with the economic recovery being fragile. Against this background, we call for a global debt brake...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522510
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Long-run labour market effects of individual sports activities
Lechner, Michael (contributor) - 2008
variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726797
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Preferences for childcare policies : theory and evidence
Borck, Rainald (contributor);  … - 2008
We analyse preferences for public, private or mixed provision of childcare theoretically and empirically. We model childcare as a publicly provided private good. Richer households should prefer private provision to either pure public or mixed provision. If public provision redistributes from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755931
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Naturalization proclivities, ethnicity and integration
Constant, Amelie (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav immigrants in Germany …, but not to those educated in Germany. We find that the degree of integration in German society has a differential effect … on citizenship acquisition. While a longer residence in Germany has a negative influence on actual or future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652669
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Financial student aid and enrollment into higher education : new evidence from Germany
Steiner, Viktor (contributor);  … - 2008
We estimate the elasticity of enrollment into higher education with respect to the amount of means tested student aid (BAfoeG) provided by the federal government using the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP). Potential student aid is derived on the basis of a detailed tax-benefit microsimulation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003737644
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Does distance determine who attends a university in Germany?
Spieß, C. Katharina (contributor);  … - 2008
We analyze the role of distance from a university in the decision to attend higher education in Germany. Students who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003741923
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Authentic happiness theory supported by impact of religion on life satisfaction : a longitudinal analysis with data for Germany
Headey, Bruce; Schupp, Jürgen; Tucci, Ingrid; Wagner, … - 2008
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793592
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Google econometrics and unemployment forecasting
Askitas, Nikolaos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
The current economic crisis requires fast information to predict economic behavior early, which is difficult at times of structural changes. This paper suggests an innovative new method of using data on internet activity for that purpose. It demonstrates strong correlations between keyword...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003859346
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EU enlargement under continued mobility restrictions : consequences for the German labor market
Brenke, Karl; Yuksel, Mutlu; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
the German labor market since EU enlargement. Unlike other EU countries, Germany has not immediately opened up its labor … immigrants from outside of Europe for low-skilled jobs instead of competing with German natives. While Germany needs high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824777
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Does leaving welfare improve health? : evidence for Germany
Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - 2009
Using exceptionally rich linked administrative and survey information on German welfare recipients we investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes. Applying semi-parametric propensity score matching estimators we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894362