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Monetary Policy and Performance in the U.S., Japan and Europe, 1973-86
Fischer, Stanley - 1987
Monetary policies in the U.S., Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom over the period 1973-1986 are compared and … Bundesbank and the Bank of Japan each focus on one money target, described by the Bundesbank as a target, and by the Bank of … Japan as a projection. None of the countries has stuck rigorously to the targets, though the Bank of Japan has come close …
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Comment on: "Systemic sovereign credit risk : lessons from the US and Europe" by Ang and Longstaff
Chen, Hui - In: Journal of monetary economics 60 (2013) 5, pp. 511-516
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The International Linkage of Real Interest Rates : The European - U.S. Connection
Cumby, Robert E. - 1984
Casual observation indicates that in recent years real interest rates in the United States appear to have risen sharply and have remained high relative to historical standards. Many observers have claimed that these high real rates have been transmitted abroad and have lead to high real rates in...
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Migration and Fiscal Externality : US vs. Europe
Razin, Assaf - 2020
The paper compares migration policy and welfare state generosity between America and Europe. There is more selective skill-based migration policy in the US compared to the European Union. Policy coordination among states within the federal system on migration, taxes, and social benefits among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482345
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States 2006–2016
Jauer, Julia - 2018
We estimate whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. Based on fixed-effects regressions using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926723
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Welfare, Labor Supply and Heterogeneous Preferences : Evidence for Europe and the US
Bargain, Olivier - 2011
Following the report of the Stiglitz Commission, measuring and comparing well-being across countries has gained renewed interest. Yet, analyses that go beyond income and incorporate non-market dimensions of welfare most often rely on the assumption of identical preferences to avoid the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118277
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Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States
Bell, David N.F. - 2011
lessons have been learned that may guide future policy. We focus on Europe and USA, but introduce evidence from other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125472
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Comparing Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US : New Results
Bargain, Olivier - 2012
We suggest the first large-scale international comparison of labor supply elasticities for 17 European countries and the US, separately by gender and marital status. Measurement differences are netted out by using a harmonized empirical approach and comparable data sources. We find that own-wage...
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Is Religiosity of Immigrants a Bridge or a Buffer in the Process of Integration? A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa - 2012
This study reviews and evaluates the intertwined relationship between immigration and religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of several data sets (the International Social Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013109434
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia - 2014
The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an optimal currency area. It is of particular interest currently in the context of high and rising levels of labour market disparities, in particular within the Eurozone where there...
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