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Political Cycles in Active Labor Market Policies
Mechtel, Mario; Potrafke, Niklas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper examines a framework in which politicians can decrease unemployment via active labor market policies (ALMP). We combine theoretical models on partisan and opportunistic cycles and assume that voters are ignorant of the necessary facts to make informed voting decisions. The model...
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SPESA PUBBLICA E CRIMINALITÀ ORGANIZZATA IN ITALIA EVIDENZA EMPIRICA SU DATI PANEL NEL PERIODO 1997-2003
Caruso, Raul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
[ENGLISH]This work presents original results regarding the relationship between economic life and organised crime in Italy. This empirical study is underpinned by some theoretical insights drawn from conflict and rent-seeking theories. Then the paper presents a panel analysis including the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787065
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Political Cycles in Active Labor Market Policies
Mechtel, Mario; Potrafke, Niklas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper examines how electoral motives and government ideology influence active labor market policies (ALMP). We present a model that explains how politicians strategically use ALMP to generate political cycles in unemployment and the budget deficit. Election-motivated politicians increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008595923
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La questione dei costi standard ed i problemi del Mezzogiorno
Villani, Salvatore; D'alessio, Lidia; Pica, Federico - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The issue of standard costs is the subject of the bill Calderoli (A.C. n. 2105), which must be implemented by the article 119 of the Italian Constitution. It should be noted, in this regard, that in economic theory have been proposed several formulations of the concept of standard cost, which...
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Elementi ai fini della definizione della nozione di costo standard: una rassegna della letteratura e delle principali esperienze estere
Villani, Salvatore - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
In relation to the finances of Regions – particularly, to the determination of “fundamental expenses” referable to the constraint specified in the letter m), 2nd paragraph, of the article 117 of Italian Constitution – in the Delegation Act on Fiscal Federalism (Law n. 42 of 5 May 2009),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008871189
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Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement : Does the Type of Migrants and Natives Matter?
Bossavie, Laurent - 2017
concentration of migrants with low parental education, while migrants with high parental education are found to have no impact. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950369
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Exchange, production, and Samaritan dilemmas
Boettke, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Supporters of basic income theories have an admirable goal. However, applying the economic way of thinking to the problem, we see that, while the goal is certainly laudable, the attempt to achieve that goal can lead to disastrous results stemming from knowledge and incentive problems faced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295287
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One dollar, one vote
Karabarbounis, Loukas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper revisits the relationship between inequality and redistribution in a panel of advanced OECD countries. Using …-monotonic relationship between pre-tax-and transfer distribution of income and redistribution. Relative to mean income, a more affluent rich … and middle class are associated with less redistribution and a richer poor class is associated with more redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646770
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Meditation In The Emotional Intelligence Improvement Among Russian-Speakıng Migrants In Germany
Afanasyev, Sergey - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
were performed. Main features of the migrants’ social-psychological adaptation were considered. The key role of … interpersonal emotional intelligence competency in migrants’ social-psychological adaptation process was identified. The … interrelation between meditation practice and dynamics of migrants’ emotional intelligence was found. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123544
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The Return Motivations of Legal Permanent Migrants: Evidence from Exchange Rate Shocks and Immigrants in Australia
Abarcar, Paolo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Why do legal permanent migrants return to their home countries? How do home country conditions influence this decision … depreciation in the home country currency) leads to a reduced likelihood of return of 0.37 percentage points for migrants. The … reject the theory that migrants are target earners who seek to invest upon return home. …
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