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Unemployment and labor reallocation in Europe

Hogrefe, Jan; Sachs, Andreas - 2014

We ask whether sectoral shocks and the subsequent labor reallocation are responsible for unemployment within selected … is linked to unemployment in country specific dynamic models. For Spain, the ADL-model estimation reveals a significant … impact of sectoral reallocation on unemployment that goes beyond usual business cycle patterns. In Italy, there is weaker yet …

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Geography, European settlements and compared development in the Americas

Silva, Luís Vaz (contributor) - 2005

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Rivals or partners? : Evidence from Europe's international private equity deals

Tykvová, Tereza (contributor); … - 2006

Cross-border private equity deals have increased substantially in recent years. This study looks at the issue of how European investors view their local counterparts in the portfolio companies’ home countries. If they regard them as rivals, they will target countries that lack a private equity...

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The European subsistence crisis of 1845 - 1850 : a comparative perspective

Vanhaute, Eric (contributor); Paping, Richard (contributor); … - 2006

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How does the domiciliation decision affect mutual fund fees?

Lang, Gunnar; Köhler, Matthias - 2011

In this paper, we analyze whether the domiciliation decision of mutual funds has an impact on fund fees. To explain the fee price-setting of mutual funds, we consider characteristics specific to funds, fund companies, and countries. We find that fees vary considerably across fund types and...

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Tax competition in Europe : Europe in competition with other world regions?

Streif, Frank - 2015 - This version: 16 November 2015

Corporate tax levels have fallen substantially in Europe during the last decades. A broad literature has identified tax competition as one reason for this decline in corporate tax levels. However, none of these studies explicitly asks the question whether tax competition within regions is...

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Balancing competition and cooperation : evidence from transatlantic airline markets

Bilotkach, Volodymyr; Hüschelrath, Kai - 2015

In the last two decades, airline alliances were not only successful in extending the size of their networks, but also received approvals by public authorities to intensify their cooperation through to merger-like revenue-sharing joint ventures (JVs). We empirically investigate the impact of the...

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Malthusian dynamics in a diverging Europe : Northern Italy 1650 - 1881

Fernihough, Alan - 2010

Recent empirical research has questioned the validity of using Malthusian theory in pre-industrial England. Using real wage and vital rate data for the years 1650-1881, I provide empirical estimates for a different region - Northern Italy. The empirical methodology is theoretically underpinned...

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Height and well-being amongst older Europeans

Denny, Kevin - 2010

This paper uses a cross-country representative sample of Europeans over the age of 50 to analyse whether individuals' height is associated with higher or lower levels of well-being. Two outcomes are used: a measure of depression symptoms reported by individuals and a categorical measure of life...

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Late conversion : the impact of professionalism on European rugby union

Hogan, Vincent; Massey, Patrick; Massey, Shane - 2011

Rugby union only went professional in 1995, much later than other major team sports resulting in major changes in league structures. Different arrangements regarding revenue sharing and salary caps between the three main European rugby leagues provides an opportunity to test the impact of such...

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