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Tax competition and the political economy of public employment : a model for Austria
Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2017
In this work we simulate the effects of tax autonomy of the Austrian states on the levels of public employment in each state. We show that depending on the strength of the public sector lobby, tax autonomy would require reduction of employment in the public sector between 25% and 35% of the...
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Taxing multinationals under union wage bargaining
Riedel, Nadine - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009238535
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Wage setting in democratic labour unions
Filges, Trine - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001427359
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The role of labor unions in response to pandemics : the case of COVID-19
Firouzi-Naeim, Peyman; Rahimzadeh, Golnoush - 2020 - Version: June 24, 2020
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The judicialisation of European Trade Union Confederation action : from the Viking and Laval cases to defending fundamental social rights
Louis, Julien - 2022
This study examines the development and implementation of judicial strategies by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) over the last fifteen years. Firstly, the author shows that this strategy was born in the wake of the Viking and Laval cases, with the aim of using the standards and...
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The solaria syndrome: social capital in a growing hyper-technological economy
Antoci, Angelo; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - 2010
We develop a dynamic model to analyze the sources and the evolution of social participation and social capital in a …. -- Technology ; Economic Growth ; Relational Goods ; Social Participation ; Social Capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008735727
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E-participation : social capital and the Internet
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco - 2014
participation has occurred in many OECD countries. Second, and more recently, the success of social networking sites (SNSs) has … resulted in a steep rise in online social participation. Our study adds to this body of research by conducting the first … participation in SNSs such as Facebook and Twitter has a positive effect on face-to-face interactions. However, social trust …
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Languages disenfranchisement in the European Union
Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - 2004
We introduce the notion of language disenfranchisement which arises if the number of EU working languages is reduced. We use the data on language proficiency in EU and show that, in spite of the widespread knowledge of English, the retention of French and German as working languages in essential...
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Confronting the wall of patriarchy : does participatory intrahousehold decision-making empower women in agricultural households?
Lecoutere, Els; Wuyts, Eva - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011811935
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Civic engagement in the Americas
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Vlaicu, Razvan - 2018
This paper estimates the effect of voting eligibility on civic engagement measured along three dimensions: political motivation, political activities, and political knowledge. These outcomes originate in the AmericasBarometer 2004-2016 surveys of eligible voters. To identify the effects the...
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