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The social long-term care insurance in Germany: origin, situation, threats, and perspectives

Heinicke, Katrin; Thomsen, Stephan L. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

This paper describes the Social Long-Term Care Insurance (SLTCI) in Germany. Based on a short review of the history of … long-term care organization and the preceding laws in Germany, the implementation of the SLTCI as a self-standing pillar … within the system of social insurances in Germany and its set-up with regard to eligibility criteria, service provision and …

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The KfW/ZEW start-up panel: design and research potential

Fryges, Helmut; Gottschalk, Sandra; Kohn, Karsten - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

So far, there has been no data set which observes firm formations in Germany not only on a cross-sectional basis using … Bankengruppe and Creditreform set up a panel study of newly founded firms in Germany: the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel. In each of the …

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Zur Effizienz der ehe- und familienbezogenen Leistungen in Deutschland im Hinblick auf soziale Sicherungs- und Beschäftigungsziele

Bonin, Holger; Schnabel, Reinhold; Stichnoth, Holger - 2014

Der Beitrag vergleicht die Effizienz von zehn zentralen familienpolitischen Leistungen in Deutschland hinsichtlich der …

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The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany: Evidence from a nationwide survey

Osberghaus, Daniel - 2014

Public flood protection cannot totally eliminate the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern flood risk management. This study analyses private flood mitigation measures among...

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Youth unemployment after apprenticeship training and individual, occupation and training employer characteristics

Mohrenweiser, Jens; Zwick, Thomas - 2014

after apprenticeship graduation. Unemployed apprenticeship graduates constitute a large share of unemployed youth in Germany …

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Sufficient statistic or not? The elasticity of taxable income in the presence of deduction possibilities

Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014

several tax reforms that were implemented in Germany between 2001 and 2008. Our baseline estimates indicate an overall ETI of …

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Invalid but infringed? An analysis of Germany's bifurcated patent litigation system

Cremers, Katrin; Gaessler, Fabian; Harhoff, Dietmar; … - 2014

We analyze the impact of the probabilistic nature of patents on the functioning of Germany's bifurcated patent …

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The impact of brand use on innovation performance: Empirical results for Germany

Crass, Dirk - 2014

The market launch of product innovations is the most visible output of a firm's investment in innovation activities. To achieve this objective most efficiently, firms strengthen their technological capabilities, acquire external knowledge in a number of different ways, and optimize their...

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Wage rigidities in Western Germany? Microeconometric evidence from the 1990s

Puhani, Patrick A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001

This paper investigates whether and in what sense the west German wage structure has been ?rigid? in the 1990s. To test the hypothesis that a rigid wage structure has been responsible for rising low-skilled unemployment, I propose a methodology which makes less restrictive identifying...

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Knowledge Production in Nanomaterials: An Application of Spatial Filtering to Regional Systems of Innovation

Patuelli, Roberto; Grimpe, Christoph - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation and economic growth. They could open the way to many radically new applications, which would form the basis of innovative products. In this context, it seems all the more...

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