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The contributors to this edited collection argue that a flexible Job Guarantee program able to react to an economy’s fluctuating need for work would stabilize the labor standard, the value of employment in relation to money. During economic downturns, the program would expand to provide more...
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This contributed volume combines approaches of the current inequality debate with aspects of finance based on profound macroeconomic model analyses. Research on inequality has had a long tradition in economics. With the financial crisis from 2007, not only output decreased tremendously, but also...
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Having the high unemployment in Germany in mind, this book discusses how macroeconomic theory has evolved over the past forty years. It shows that in recent years a convergence has taken place, with modern models embodying a Keynesian transmission mechanism, monetarist policy implication, and...
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Sebastian Dullien gives a novel explanation for unemployment and inflation in the Euro-Zone. He argues that …-operation between both actors is necessary for high employment and low inflation. The current institutional set-up is found to be unable …
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This book is a non-technical introduction to the history of - and current measurement practice of - inflation for the … United Kingdom, with comparative international case studies. The authors describe the historical development of inflation … few specialist scholars. Although inflation is a widely used and quoted statistic, and despite the important role …
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Die Frage nach der Wirksamkeit und der Wirtschaftlichkeit des Lernens und Lehrens mit digitalen Medien ist bisher nicht systematisch geklärt. Juliana Schlicht legt eine wegweisende Arbeit für die Analyse und monetäre Bewertung „intangibler“ Phänomene wie Einstellungen, berufliches...
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Richtiger Stress ist nützlich -- Schreibblockaden: leerer Kopf und leeres Blatt -- Lampenfieber und Redeängste: „Ich bekomme keinen Ton heraus!“ -- Aufschieberei: Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute -- Zwänge: Kontrollieren, bis der Arzt kommt -- Prüfungsangst: Ich falle auf jeden Fall durch...
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This edited volume uses a feminist approach to explore the economic implications of the complex interrelationship between gender and time use. Household composition, sexuality, migration patterns, income levels, and race/ethnicity are all considered as important factors that interact with gender...
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This book delivers a fresh and fascinating perspective on the issue of the minimum wage. While most discussions of the minimum wage place it at the center of a debate between those who oppose such a policy and argue it leads to greater unemployment, and those who favor it and argue it improves...
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Foreword -- Part I: The International Value of Doctorate Degrees on the Labor Market -- Part II: Doctorate Holders: Employment Outcome and Mobility -- Part III: Human Resources in Science and Technology and Their Professional Carrers -- Part IV: Conclusions.
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