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Private savings in Eastern European EU-accession countries : evidence from a dynamic panel data model

Schrooten, Mechthild; Stephan, Sabine - 2003

After the collapse in early transition years, saving rates in Eastern European EU-accession countries have recovered … strongly. Is private saving in these countries now driven by the same forces as in the EU? A GMM estimator is applied to … substitutes. Long-run effects of income growth and public saving are larger in the EU than in the candidate countries, indicating …

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E-business in service industries : usage patterns and service gaps

Preißl, Brigitte - 2003

sectors across the EU. From these eight sectors four sectors have been chosen for the present analysis. The criterion for …

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Productivity differences in the European Union : national, regional and spatial effects

Geppert, Kurt; Gornig, Martin; Stephan, Andreas - 2003

Using panel data on European regions and applying Analysis of Covariance, our study provides an empirical assessment of the relative importance of national, regional and spatial factors for explaining variations of productivity. Our analysis shows that initial economic conditions or...

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International market integration for natural gas? : a cointegration analysis of gas prices in Europe, North America and Japan

L'Hégaret, Guillaume; Siliverstovs, Boriss; Neumann, Anne - 2003

We examine the degree of natural gas market integration in Europe, North America and Japan, between the mid 1990's and 2002. The relationship between the international gas marker prices, and their relation to the oil price, are investigated through principal component analysis and Johansen...

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Intergenerational transfers and wealth in the euro-area : the relevance of inheritances and gifts in absolute and relative terms

Tiefensee, Anita; Westermeier, Christian - 2016

Private wealth is a crucial factor for the economic well‐being of households. Key determinants of private wealth include intergenerational wealth transfers (gifts and inheritances), which are gaining importance since 1990, as research suggests. We conduct a detailed investigation of the...

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Distributional effects of taxing financial transactions and the low interest rate environment

Schäfer, Dorothea - 2016

The study aims to assess the distributional effects of taxing financial transactions including a focus on gender. It specifically investigates the impact of the low interest rate environment on tax revenues and distribution. The first part of the study is explorative, aiming to develop a concept...

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The economic incidence of social security contributions : a discontinuity approach with linked employer-employee data

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Neumann, Michael - 2016

We estimate economic incidence of social security contributions (SSC) on the basis of cross-sectional earnings distributions. The approach exploits discontinuities in earnings distributions at kinks in the budget set which are informative about tax incidence. Contrary to most research on SSC...

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Inclusion of consumption into emissions trading systems : legal design and practical administration

Ismer, Roland; Haussner, Manuel; Neuhoff, Karsten; … - 2016

trading systems such as the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) arguably fulfils both the aims of preventing …

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The family working time model : toward more gender equality in work and care

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Neumann, Michael; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2016

Since the millennium, the labor market participation of women and mothers is increasing across European countries. Several work/care policy measures underlie this evolution. At the same time, the labor market behavior of men and fathers, as well as their involvement in care work, is relatively...

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Crimea and punishment : the impact of sanctions on Russian and European economies

Cholodilin, Konstantin Arkadʹevič; Netšunajev, Aleksei - 2016

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine that started in March 2014 resulted in bilateral economic sanctions imposed by Russia and Western countries, including the members of the euro area (EA). The paper investigates the impact of sanctions on the real side of the economy of Russia and the EA....

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