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Unshrouding Effects on Demand for a Costly Add-On : Evidence from Bank Overdrafts in Turkey
Alan, Sule - 2015
The pricing and advertising of tied add-ons and overages have come under increasing scrutiny. Working with a large Turkish bank to test SMS direct marketing promotions to 108,000 existing holders of “free” checking accounts, we find that promoting a large discount on the 60% APR charged for...
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Poverty Alleviation Strategies Under Informality : Evidence for Latin America
Caruso Bloeck, Martin; Galiani, Sebastian; … - 2021
Strategies based on growth and inequality reduction require a long-run horizon, and this paper therefore argues that those strategies need to be complemented by poverty alleviation programs. With regards to such programs, informality in Latin America and the Caribbean is a primary obstacle to...
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No need to worry? : estimating the exposure of the German banking sector to climate-related transition risks
D'Orazio, Paola; Hertel, Tobias; Kasbrink, Fynn - 2022
Climate change poses several risks to the value of financial assets and financial stability. The study conducted in this paper focuses on the German banking sector and estimates its exposure to climate risks arising from a transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Our analysis identifies the...
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Spillovers of banking regulation : the effect of the German bank levy on the lending rates of regional banks and their local competitors
Haskamp, Ulrich - 2016
During the financial crisis numerous European governments decided to rescue domestic banks with public funds to prevent a collapse of the banking system. To internalize the public costs, bank levies have been introduced in many countries. This paper analyzes the German bank levy which was...
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The Inner Workings of the Patient Centered Medical Home Model
David, Guy - 2016
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a model for restructuring primary care with a focus on improved access to care and clinical excellence. However, to date, the evidence on its effect on healthcare utilization and expenditures has been quite mixed. One possible reason for this may lie...
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Exchange rate pass-through into German import prices : a disaggregated perspective
Beckmann, Joscha; Belke, Ansgar; Verheyen, Florian - 2013
This study analyzes the exchange rate pass-through into German import prices based on disaggregated data taken on a monthly basis between 1995 and 2012. Our main contribution is twofold: firstly, we employ various time-series techniques to analyze data for different product categories, and also...
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Country Size, Currency Unions, and International Asset Returns
Hassan, Tarek A. - 2012
Differences in real interest rates across developed economies are puzzlingly large and persistent. I propose a simple explanation: Bonds issued in the currencies of larger economies are expensive because they insure against shocks that affect a larger fraction of the world economy. I show that...
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Labour market outcomes of second generation immigrants : how heterogeneous are they really?
Schurer, Stefanie (contributor); Vance, Colin (contributor) - 2008
portray the labour market outcomes of second generation immigrants in Germany. Special attention is attributed to observable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740243
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West-East convergence in the prevalence of illicit drugs : socioeconomics or culture?
Tauchmann, Harald (contributor) - 2008
In contrast to West-Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in East-Germany until 1990. Yet, after the collapse of … the former GDR, East-Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in the prevalence of substance abuse. By analyzing … individual data, we find that East-Germany largely caught up with West-Germany's ever-growing prevalence of illicit drugs within …
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Do red herrings swim in circles? : controlling for the endogeneity of time to death
Felder, Stefan (contributor); Werblow, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
Studies on the effect of ageing on health care expenditures (HCE) have revealed the importance of controlling for time-to-death (TTD). These studies, however, are subject to possible endogeneity if HCE influences remaining life expectancy. This paper introduces a ten year observational period on...
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