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Personal bankruptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship : theory and evidence from the introduction of a "fresh start"
Fossen, Frank M. - 2011
, but tend not to face higher interest rates because they provide collateral. This paper illustrates these effects in a … model and tests the hypotheses derived by exploiting the introduction of a "fresh start" policy in Germany in 1999 as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826701
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Register zu den Verhandlungen des Deutschen Bundestages und des Bundesrates
Deutschland / Deutscher Bundestag; Deutschland / Bundesrat - 1991-2007: Berlin : Dt. Bundestag; -1999: Bonn : Dt. … - Wahlper. 11.1987/90(1991) - 15.2002/05(2007); damit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000372353
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Evolution and determinants of rent burdens in Germany
Backhaus, Teresa; Gebers, Kathrin; Schröder, Carsten - 2015
The affordability of housing has become a major topic of discussion in Germany among both social scientists and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441591
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How a universal music education program affects time use, behavior, and school attitude
Hille, Adrian - 2015
music education programs are becoming increasingly popular among policy makers in Germany and other developed countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441643
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Working-time mismatch and mental health
Otterbach, Steffen; Wooden, Mark; Fok, Yin King - 2016
Nationally representative panel survey data for Germany and Australia are used to investigate the impact of working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482630
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Non-take-up of student financial help : a microsimulation for Germany
Herber, Stefanie P.; Kalinowski, Michael - 2016
entitlements and sheds light on determinants of this behavior. Against the background that educational mobility in Germany is low … former socialist East Germany choose to take up student aid than similar West German students. Finally, in line with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482632
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Intergenerational correlations of extreme right-wing party preferences and attitudes toward immigration
Avdeenko, Alexandra; Siedler, Thomas - 2016
-wing preferences and attitudes towards immigration. Using longitudinal data from Germany, our intergenerational estimates suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482633
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Econometric analysis of ratings : with an application to health and wellbeing
Studer, Raphael; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2016
We propose a new non-linear regression model for rating dependent variables. The rating scale model accounts for the upper and lower bounds of ratings. Parametric and semi-parametric estimation is discussed. An application investigates the relationship between stated health satisfaction and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482659
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How important is precautionary labor supply?
Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Schmitz, Sebastian - 2016 - This version: June 3, 2016
We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...
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