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Zur ökonomischen Begründbarkeit eines Familienlastenausgleichs

Homburg, Stefan; Gräff, Carsten - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (1988), pp. 13-28

The article discusses the question whether or not family allowances have a strictly economic rationale. …

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Gender and Remittances: Evidence from Germany

Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2012), pp. 201-229

This study focuses on gender-specific determinants of remittances in Germany. The conceptual approach considers gender … of naturalized German citizens, gender differences in the amount of remittances disappear. This can be explained by the … fact that acquisition of citizenship makes family reunification in Germany more likely. Third, network structures in the …

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Examining the gender wealth gap

Sierminska, Eva M.; Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2010-10), pp. 669-690

Economic research on the determinants of gender differences in economic outcomes particularly in income and consumption … lack of individual-level data. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) we find a significant ‘raw’ gender wealth gap …

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Economics of Qwerty and Fgğıod

Şama, İbrahim Yaşar - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2014), pp. 17-25

After summarizing the path dependency concept which began with the article named as “Clio and the Economics of Qwerty” written by Paul David in 1985, I will associate the path dependency with the reasons of why is F keyboard not used widely instead of Q keyboards, even though F keyboards...

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Reflections on the Impact of the New Economic, Sociological and Historical Institutionalism in Institutional Social Policy

Vargas-Hernandez, José G. - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2014), pp. 202-215

This paper intends to make a reflection and analysis of the impact of theoretical and methodological frameworks of reference on different neo-institutional approaches in social policy. The paper questions the functionality and continuity of the institutions that are responsible for the functions...

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Editorial: Struktur und Semantik der Nächsten Organisation

Roth, Steffen; Scheiber, Lukas; Wetzel, Ralf - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2010), pp. 5-24

Die Zeiten, in denen Computer nur eine Funktion hatten, sind vorbei: Heutige Computer sind Kommunikationsmittel, Zeitnehmer, Kalender, Musikinstrument und -abspielgerät, Notizblock, Ablagesystem, Spielzeug, Wettervorhersage und Visitenkarte in einem. Die Organisation der Computergesellschaft...

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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2012-12), pp. 1143-1169

Using representative income and time-use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyze their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach that relaxes...

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A Cross-National Perspective on Unemployment and First Births

Schmitt, Christian - In: EconStor Open Access Articles (2012-08), pp. 303-335

Germany, and the UK (1994–2001). The results highlight weak negative effects of unemployment on family formation among men …, which can be attributed to the inability to financially support a family. Among women, unemployment exerts a positive effect … on the propensity to have a first child in Germany and the UK, where institutional settings aggravate work–family …

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