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Post-reform trends in wage inequality : the case of urban Bolivia
Spatz, Julius; Steiner, Susan - 2002
This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing controversy on the distributional effects of structural reforms in developing countries. Applying inequality indices and Fields' (2001) decomposition methodology to Bolivian household survey data of the years 1989 to 1997, we identify recent trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011475841
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Sentiment dynamics and stock returns : the case of the German stock market
Lux, Thomas (contributor) - 2008
We use weekly survey data on short-term and medium-term sentiment of German investors in order to study the causal relationship between investors' mood and subsequent stock price changes. In contrast to extant literature for other countries, a tri-variate vector autoregression for short-run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785005
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Firm heterogeneity and choice of ownership structure : an empirical analysis of German FDI in India
Görg, Holger; Lauber, Verena; Meyer, Birgit; … - 2008
We contribute to the nascent literature on the heterogeneity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the relevance of firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of firm-level heterogeneity when MNEs decide on the share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003772206
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Aid allocation through various official and private channels : need, merit and self-interest as motives of German donors
Nunnenkamp, Peter; Öhler, Hannes - 2009
Assembly. -- Aid allocation ; aid channels ; donor motives ; Germany ; Tobit models …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003864489
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What kind of shock was it? : Regional integration and structural change in Germany after unification
Burda, Michael C. (contributor) - 2007
Eastern Germany's recovery from the unification shockʺ has been characterized by deep structural change with apparent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003414225
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The Phillips curve and NAIRU revisited : new estimates for Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2007
Starting in 2006 the German economy currently experiences a cyclical revival which spreads to the labor market. Unemployment decreases markedly and regular employment rises. At present, virtually all professional forecasts expect this upswing to continue in the foreseeable future. Against this...
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Changes in the balance of power between the wage and price setters and the Central Bank : consequences for the Phillips curve and the NAIRU
Kromphardt, Jürgen (contributor);  … - 2007
Euro area (Germany, France, Italy and Spain), the UK and the USA. The result are very different for the countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003485609
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The impact of new drug launches on the loss of labor from disease and injury : evidence from German panel data
Bui, Thi Mai Van (contributor); Stolpe, Michael (contributor) - 2007
find that in Western Germany alone each new chemical entity has on average saved around 200 working years in every year of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003449223
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Macroeconomic aspects of structural labor market reforms in Germany
Dovern, Jonas (contributor);  … - 2006
Using a newly constructed macroeconometric model for Germany and the rest of the Euro area, we investigate the … macroeconomic effects of structural labor market reforms in Germany. We find that neither the fact that Germany can no longer pursue … Germany by implementing labor market reforms themselves constitute impediments to successful reforms. Reforms would relative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003373604
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Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to … council ; Germany …
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