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Economic and political governance in Germany's social market economy

Siebert, Horst - 2004

Germany's system of economic and political governance strongly relies on group decision-making and consensus to solve … the employers' associations in wage formation, the trade unions in the governance of firms through codetermination and the … codetermination and by a governmental planning approach. In addition, in the governance of government and its federal structure …

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Interactions between employment and training policies

Oskamp, Frank; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007

This paper examines the interactions between employment and training policies. Their effectiveness in stimulating income may be interdependent for various important reasons. For example, the more employment policies stimulate the employment rate, the greater the length of time over which workers...

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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2006

This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We consider measures involving targeting workers with...

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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies

Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2010

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Beveridge-Kurven und Motivations-Mismatch

Christensen, Björn - 2001

In dem vorliegenden Beitrag wird die Hypothese der Mismatch-Arbeitslosigkeit anhand von qualifikationsspezifischen Beveridge-Kurven für Westdeutschland untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen dabei, dass das Mismatch für die Gruppe der Geringqualifizierten sehr viel höher ist als für die Gruppe...

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Location Choice and Employment Decisions: A Comparison of German and Swedish Multinationals

Muendler, Marc-Andreas; Jäckle, Robert; Ekholm, Karolina; … - 2004

Using data for German and Swedish multinational enterprises (MNEs), this paper assesses international employment patterns. It analyzes determinants of location choice and the degree of substitutability of labor across locations. Countries with highly skilled labor forces attract German MNEs, but...

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Eastern enlargement of the EU: Jobs, investment and welfare in present member countries

Heijdra, Ben J.; Keuschnigg, Christian; Kohler, Wilhelm - 2001

Eastern enlargement of the EU promises gains, but also imposes fiscal costs on incumbent countries. A sensitive issue concerns immigration, jobs and wages. We address these issues in a general equilibrium framework, both analytically and through numerical simulations. Analytical results identify...

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Subsidies and exports in Germany: first evidence from enterprise panel data

Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger; Wagner, Joachim - 2009

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We document that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively...

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The impact of regionalism on the multilateral trading order: French tariff bargaining in the Uruguay Round

Piazolo, Daniel - 1995

This paper analyzes the GATT negotiations during the Uruguay Round and shows that France was induced to accept a more free trade oriented package due to her integration into the European community. The importance of the European economic and diplomatic relationships led France to accept a GATT...

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The German Economy and EU Industrial Tariff Reductions: Partial and CGE Analyses of a Stillborn Millennium Round

Spinanger, Dean; Francois, Joseph F.; Glismann, Hans H. - 2000

The Millennium Round of MTNs, which was stillborn in Seattle, was supposed to have initiated wide-sweeping changes to the world's trading system. This paper deals with the impact on the German economy of some changes that might have been forthcoming from proposed liberalization strategies. It...

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