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Aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland und der Schweiz: eine Gegenüberstellung

Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 75 (2006) 3, pp. 118-154

Aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik in der Schweiz wird der deutschen gegenübergestellt. Beide Länder haben viele … Gemeinsamkeiten bezüglich Zielsetzung, Instrumenten und institutionellen Reformen von aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik. In der Schweiz … Deutschland wird ein ähnliches System gegenwärtig entwickelt. Für die Evaluation aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik und die Prognosen …

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Does Part-Time and Intermittent Work during Early Motherhood Lead to Regular Work Later? A comparison of Labor Behavior of Mothers with Young Children in Germany, Britain, The Neth...

Gustafsson, Siv S.; Kenjoh, Eiko; Wetzels, Cécile - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 15-23

We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work during early motherhood leads to regular full-time work later. We find that in Sweden, by the time the first child is four years old 80 percent of mothers are working full-time...

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The evolution of clearing and central counterparty services for exchange-traded derivatives in the United States and Europe - a comparison

Russo, Daniela; Hart, Terry L.; Schönenberger, Andreas - 2002

This paper is organised as follows. Section 1 explains why issues concerning central counterparty clearing houses are of direct concern to central banks and why a comparison of the European and the US situation is of interest. Section 2 provides a comparative overview of the organisation of...

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The institutional framework for financial market policy in the USA seen from an EU perspective

Petschnigg, Reinhard - 2005

The paper takes a closer look at the institutional set-up of financial markets in the United States of America and investigates whether the US can serve as a model for the EU. The overall conclusion is that the US institutional set-up as a whole does not seem to be a suitable benchmark for the...

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Labour productivity developments in the euro area

Gomez-Salvador, Ramon; Musso, Alberto; Stocker, Marc; … - 2006

This paper provides a description and a discussion of some important aspects relating to recent productivity developments in the euro area. Following decades of stronger gains in the euro area than in the US, labour productivity growth has fallen behind that in the US in recent years. This...

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The ECB survey of professional forecasters (SPF) – A review after eight years’ experience

Bowles, Carlos; Friz, Roberta; Genre, Veronique; Kenny, … - 2007

Eight years have passed since the European Central Bank (ECB) launched its Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF). The SPF asks a panel of approximately 75 forecasters located in the European Union (EU) for their short- to longer-term expectations for macroeconomic variables such as euro area...

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The ECB and IMF indicators for the macro-prudential analysis of the banking sector: a comparison of the two approaches

Agresti, Anna Maria; Baudino, Patrizia; Poloni, Paolo - 2008

In January 2007 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published, on an ad hoc basis, a series of financial soundness indicators (FSIs) based on a common methodology (the IMF compilation Guide) for 62 countries, including all 27 European Union countries. The European Central Bank (ECB), jointly...

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Dualisierung von Einkommensteuersystemen: Stand und Perspektiven im internationalen Vergleich

Schratzenstaller, Margit - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 72 (2003) 4, pp. 535-550

Eine Reihe von westeuropäischen Ländern hat seit Mitte der 80er Jahre ihre synthetischen Einkommensteuersysteme hin zu einer so genannten dualen Einkommensteuer reformiert. Auch die meisten mittel- und osteuropäischen Transformationsländer führten gleich mit Beginn der Systemtransformation...

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