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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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indicators for the US and Germany, we demonstrate that our inflation sentiment indicators improve forecast accuracy in comparison …
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In contrast to conventional model selection criteria, the Focused Information Criterion (FIC) allows for purpose-specific choice of models. This accommodates the idea that one kind of model might be highly appropriate for inferences on a particular parameter, but not for another. Ever since its...
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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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This article demonstrates that the large feed-in tariffs currently guaranteed for solar electricity in Germany …
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This paper uses individual level data to analyze the effect of changes in the compulsory benefit package of the German statutory health insurance scheme on the demand for private supplementary insurance. In particular, we aim at measuring the effect of excluding dentures from the benefit package...
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In contrast to West-Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in East-Germany until 1990. Yet, after the collapse of … the former GDR, East-Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in the prevalence of substance abuse. By analyzing … individual data, we find that East-Germany largely caught up with West-Germany's ever-growing prevalence of illicit drugs within …
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distinct focus on Germany, the three most important and still largely open questions in the design and implementation of …
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Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with the market price of the object under consideration....
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Against the background of the current discussion on the introduction of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper … from a structural labor demand model, the empirical results imply that the introduction of minimum wages in Germany will be …
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