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It is a longstanding debate whether members of parliament (MPs) should be allowed to follow sideline jobs in addition to their mandate. Critics claim that politicians already face binding time constraints and that moonlighting might lead to a neglect of inner-parliamentary duties. The purpose of...
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-dimensional concept of the ethnosizer classifies immigrants into four states: integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization … well, but do not assimilate. Having some schooling is worse than no education for integration or assimilation. The …
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The paper analyzes the integration of euro area sovereign bond markets during the European sovereign debt crisis. It …
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integration. The "new economic geography" world assumes mobile entrepreneurs which can relocate thus bringing agglomeration forces … integration, where one country has emerged as the core and the other as the periphery, the core may have more generous social … constrained, however, and related to the level of trade integration in a bell-shaped way. …
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Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This … paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting differences … attendance by refugee children on their parents' integration. We find a significant and substantial positive effect, in …
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European integration should be accompanied by an increasing regional specialisation. In contrast, our results for the period …
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to the CEEC's financial markets. Since the integration of formerly strongly regulated markets into global markets can … impact of global sentiments and stock prices on domestic variables increases proportionally with the degree of integration … income. The significance of this link increases with economic integration. -- Cointegration ; European integration …
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The increase in liquefied natural gas trade has accelerated the integration of previously segmented markets in North … America, Europe, and Asia. This paper provides evidence on the integration of the transatlantic natural gas market. We test … suggest an increasing convergence of spot prices on either side of the Atlantic Basin. -- Market integration ; spot markets …
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In this study we first analyze duties on passenger cars in 27 European countries. Taxes and fees related to the registration, ownership and use of cars are assessed differently across Europe, and their rates vary significantly. We find that the annual taxes levied on specific types of cars...
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Prejudices and stereotypical beliefs about the role of women in society often limit their chances of reaching top leadership positions. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the socioeconomic structure and the gender pay gap in managerial positions in Germany building on a review from a...
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