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indicators for the US and Germany, we demonstrate that our inflation sentiment indicators improve forecast accuracy in comparison …
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parameter. Applying the proposed concept to empirical energy data on Germany and the U.S. (1980-2004), we find that there is an … inter-temporally increasing gap in the energy supply risk between both countries, with Germany suffering much more from a …
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This paper measures energy efficiency improvements of US single-family homes between 1997 and 2001 using a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, an indicator of energy efficiency is derived by means of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and the analogy between the DEA estimator and traditional...
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Studie) in Deutschland nahe, dass die Einspareffekte tatsächlich deutlich geringer sind als in den USA. … Germany suggests that effect sizes are actually much lower than in the US. … zeigen, dass außerhalb der USA die Höhe der Stromverbräuche und die Kohlenstoffintensität der Stromerzeugung typischerweise …
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Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...
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the free-rider share using revealed preference data on home renovations from Germany's residential sector. We employ a …
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countries using a statistical risk indicator and empirical energy data for the years 1978 through 2007. We find that Germany … nuclear phase-out, Germany's supply risk can be expected to rise further and to approach the level of Italy. Due to its …
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effect of the relative cohort size on educational attainment of young adults in Germany is analyzed utilizing data from the …
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. Germany provides an allowance to low-income households, covering the housing as well as the space heating cost, to protect …
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. Heterogeneity in unemployment and transition rates differ between East and West Germany, as well as between the sexes. In East … Germany, all demographic cells are almost entirely detached from the cycle. Women are less influenced by the cycle in their re …
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