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What are the different strategies for EMU countries?

Artus, Patrick - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 75 (2006) 2, pp. 65-78

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What are the different strategies for EMU countries?

Artus, Patrick - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 75 (2006) 2, pp. 65-78

The answer to competition from emerging countries with low wage costs must be very different according to the affected sector. We need to draw a distinction between manufacturing industry and services that can be relocated and other sectors: consumer services, retail, construction, most business...

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The privatization of Italian savings banks : a role model for Germany?

Carletti, Elena; Hakenes, Hendrik; Schnabel, Isabel - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 74 (2005) 4, pp. 32-50

Italian experience can really serve as a role model for Germany. Our analysis confirms that the Italian reforms of the 1990s … sector differed markedly from Germany's. Therefore, one may question the transferability of the Italian experience to Germany … diesem Aufsatz stellen wir die Frage, ob das italienische Beispiel wirklich als Vorbild für Deutschland dienen kann. Unsere …

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Is there a common European business cycle? : new insights from a frequency domain analysis

Breitung, Jörg; Candelon, Bertrand - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 4, pp. 331-338

, Austria and Germany. … einige schwache Anzeichen für ein gemeinsames Konjunkturmuster für Frankreich, die Niederlande, Österreich und Deutschland …

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Does part-time and intermittent work during early motherhood lead to regular work later? : a comparison of labor behavior of mothers with young children in Germany, Britain, the Ne...

Gustafsson, Siv S.; Kenjoh, Eiko; Wetzels, Cécile M. M. P. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 15-23

We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work …

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The dynamics of reservation wages : preliminary evidence from the GSOEP

Prasad, Enswar - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 44-50

This paper presents preliminary results from an empirical analysis of the individual and macroeconomic deter-minants of reservation wages, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. The longitudinal aspect of the dataset provides an interesting perspective on the dynamics of reservation...

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Success at work, life patterns, and overall life satisfaction : changes in the lives of men and women since the 1980s in West Germany

Tölke, Angelika - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 80-86

This paper focuses on the structural relationship between family building and upward mobility. Typically this relationship is analyzed for women only, while we include men as well. With new patterns of intimate partnerships and non-traditional families, on the one hand, and a changing labor...

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German wage underpayment : an investigation into labor market inefficiency and discrimination

Dawson, Peter; Hinks, Timothy; Watson, Duncan - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 1, pp. 107-114

reunified Germany. The estimates are initially applied to discrimination analysis. It finds that females have higher …

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Skills shortage vs. job creation : a review of empirical evidence on the issue of ICTs and employment

Selhofer, Hannes - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 69 (2000) 4, pp. 510-526

The creation of new opportunities for employment is ranking high on the political agenda and in the rhetoric of the European Union. The boom markets of the information and communication industries are regarded as a key area for future employment. The hope for new jobs is nourished by forecasts...

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The privatization of Italian savings banks : a role model for Germany?

Carletti, Elena; Hakenes, Hendrik; Schnabel, Isabel - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 74 (2005) 4, pp. 32-50

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003267689