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Did customers benefit from the reorganisation of customer management in German employment agencies?
Ehlert, Christoph - 2013
Als Reaktion auf die hohe und verfestigte Arbeitslosigkeit in der Bundesrepublik in den 1990er Jahren wurden in der Bundesagentur für Arbeit verschiedene Reformen durchgeführt. Eine der wichtigsten Reformen betraf die Reorganisation der Arbeitsvermittlung durch die sukzessive Einführung der...
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571027
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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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Does marginal employment substitute regular employment? : a heterogeneous dynamic labor demand approach for Germany
Jacobi, Lena (contributor); Schaffner, Sandra (contributor) - 2008
In Germany we observe a decline in regular employment and an increase in atypical forms of employment. Especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740199
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740307
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Smoking in Germany : stylized facts, behavioral models, and health policy
Göhlmann, Silja (contributor);  … - 2008
distinct focus on Germany, the three most important and still largely open questions in the design and implementation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003745074
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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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Do optional deductibles reduce the number of doctor visits? : empirical evidence with German dat
Schmitz, Hendrik (contributor) - 2008
Deductibles in health insurance are often regarded as a means to contain health care costs when individuals exhibit moral hazard. However, in the absence of moral hazard, voluntarily chosen deductibles may instead lead to self-selection into different insurance contracts. We use a set of new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785047