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Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement : Does the Type of Migrants and Natives Matter?
Bossavie, Laurent - 2017
Using a rich dataset of primary school students in the Netherlands, this paper investigates the heterogeneous effects of immigrant concentration in the classroom on the academic achievement of natives. To identify the treatment effect, it takes advantage of some features of the Dutch primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950369
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Macroeconomic Effects of a Low-Carbon Electricity Transition in Kenya and Ghana : An Exploratory Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis
Willenbockel, Dirk - 2019
The present study applies purpose-built dynamic computable general equilibrium models for Ghana and Kenya with a disaggregated country-specific representation of the power sector to simulate the prospective medium-run growth and distributional implications associated with a shift towards a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894601
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Computable General Equilibrium Simulations of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement
Willenbockel, Dirk - 2019
Building upon earlier work by Willenbockel (2013; MPRA Paper No.51501), this study provides an extended ex-ante computable general equilibrium (CGE) assessment of the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement between the member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894604
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A Model of Monetary Equilibrium with Random Output and Restricted Borrowing
Mierzejewski, Fernando - 2010
An alternative theoretical setting is presented to characterise the money demand and the monetary equilibrium. Two main hypotheses are stated that contradict the assumptions normally sustained by scholars and policy-makers: National output is assumed to be a random variable, and people are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148534
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Discrete-Choice-Experimente zur Ermittlung der Präferenzen für Umverteilung
Pfarr, Christian; Ulrich, Volker - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
distribution of incomes. Whereas the supply of redistribution is relatively easy to determine, it is rather difficult to identify … the determinants of the citizens’ demand for redistribution. Most of the lit-erature concerning the individuals …’ preferences for redistribution relies on survey based analysis. A shortcoming of these studies is the failure of imposing a budget …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147681
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Hohe Einkommen: Eine Verteilungsanalyse für Freie Berufe, Unternehmer und abhängig Beschäftigte
Merz, Joachim; Zwick, Markus - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
erstmals die Ergebnisse der Einkommensanalysen zur Verteilung und Umverteilung über alle Einkommensbereiche und dann für …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005786934
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Reichtum in Deutschland: Hohe Einkommen, ihre Struktur und Verteilung
Merz, Joachim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
Verteilung und Umverteilung hoher Einkommen mit unterschiedlichen Reichtumsabgrenzungen für Selbständige und abhängig …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790186
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Human capital investment and growth: A dynamic education model
Ben Mimoun, Mohamed; Raies, Asma - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The paper aims to explicitly determine the distribution of human capital across hierarchic educational stages along the transition process, and to analyse the determinants of its evolution. We apply optimal control principles in a model of endogenous growth with two successive stages of...
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Does government spending spur economic growth in Nigeria?
Maku, Olukayode E. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This study examines the link between government spending and economic growth in Nigeria over the last three decades (1977-2006) using time series data to analyze the Ram (1986) model. Three variants of Ram (1986) model were developed-regressing Real GDP on Private investment, Human capital...
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A fast-forward look at tertiary education attainment in Europe 2020
Dragomirescu-Gaina, Catalin; Elia, Leandro; Weber, Anke - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper provides an answer to the question of whether Europe will be able to reach its tertiary education target by 2020. Insights into the dynamics of future education attainment and areas for effective policy interventions in the long-run are highlighted. We model the dynamics behind...
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