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On the Timing and Efficiency of Creative Destruction
Caballero, Ricardo J. - 2010
This paper analyzes the timing, pace and efficiency of the on- going job reallocation that results from product and … policies can restore economic efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139984
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The Political Economy of Hatred
Glaeser, Edward L. - 2021
What determines the intensity and objects of hatred? Hatred forms when people believe that out-groups are responsible for past and future crimes, but the reality of past crimes has little to do with the level of hatred. Instead, hatred is the result of an equilibrium where politicians supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013218402
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Young and Out in Germany : On the Youths' Chances of Labor Market Entrance in Germany
Franz, Wolfgang; Inkmann, Joachim; Pohlmeier, Winfried; … - 2021
This paper deals with the labor market entrance of young people in the Federal Republic" of Germany. The main focus is … on failures during this stage. First, an overview of the youth" labor market in Germany is given. Then, the transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013222219
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German and American Wage and Price Dynamics : Differences and Common Thenes
Franz, Wolfgang; Gordon, Robert J. - 2021
The evolution of unemployment in West Germany and the U. S. stands in sharp contrast, with German unemployment much … big difference berween the two countries is that there is no feedback from wages to prices in Germany, and so high … unemployment does not put downward pressure on the inflation rate. During the 19705 and 19805 in Germany there emerged a growing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013237265
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The Duration of Youth Unemployment in West Germany : Some Theoretical Considerations
Franz, Wolfgang - 2021
This paper presents a theoretical model dealing with the duration of youth unemployment in West Germany. Duration can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249173
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The Reservation Wage of Unemployed Persons in the Federal Republic of Germany : Theory and Empirical Tests
Franz, Wolfgang - 2021
This study examines the determinants of the reservation wage of unemployed persons in the Federal Republic of Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249255
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The Political Risks of Fighting Market Failures : Subversion, Populism and the Government Sponsored Enterprises
Glaeser, Edward L. - 2012
There are many possible ways of reforming the Government-Sponsored Enterprises that insure mortgages against default, including a purely public option, complete privatization or a hybrid model with private firms and public catastrophic insurance. If the government is sufficiently capable and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106080
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Shrouded Costs of Government : The Political Economy of State and Local Public Pensions
Glaeser, Edward L. - 2013
Why are public-sector workers so heavily compensated with pensions and other non-pecuniary benefits? In this paper, we present a political economy model of shrouded compensation in which politicians compete for taxpayers' and public employees' votes by promising compensation packages, but some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083093
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A Model of the Safe Asset Mechanism (Sam) : Safety Traps and Economic Policy
Caballero, Ricardo J. - 2013
The global economy has a chronic shortage of safe assets which lies behind many recent macroeconomic imbalances. This paper provides a simple model of the Safe Asset Mechanism (SAM), its recessionary safety traps, and its policy antidotes. Safety traps share many common features with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087881
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Carry Trade and Systemic Risk : Why are FX Options so Cheap?
Caballero, Ricardo J. - 2013
In this paper we document first that, in contrast with their widely perceived excess returns, popular carry trade strategies yield low systemic-risk-adjusted returns. In particular, we show that carry trade returns are highly correlated with the return of a VIX rolldown strategy --i.e., the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089284