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Deregulation and the determinants of network access : evidence from the German interurban bus industry

Dürr, Niklas S.; Hüschelrath, Kai - 2016

We investigate the characteristics of cities gaining access to the German interurban bus network in the first two years following the deregulation of the industry in January 2013. Applying both parametric and semi-parametric survival models, we find strong evidence that the probability of a city...

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CO2 emission reduction in freight transports how to stimulate environmental friendly behaviour?

Bühler, Georg (contributor); Jochem, Patrick (contributor) - 2008

In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the EU by about 32 % and in Germany by about 1 % since 1990). Especially in road freight and air transport a further strong increase is forecasted. In the transport sector this...

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The economics of adaptation to climate change : the case of Germany

Dannenberg, Astrid; Mennel, Tim; Osberghaus, Daniel; … - 2009

Given the ubiquitous scarcity of resources an economic approach is necessary in order to determine an optimal strategy of adaptation to climate change. In this paper we develop an economic framework for the study of adaptation which allows us to distinguish between decentralized adaptation by...

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The impact of fiscal equalization on local expenditure policies : theory and evidence from Germany

Hauptmeier, Sebastian (contributor) - 2007

This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition in taxes and public inputs among local jurisdictions to analyze the incentive effects of fiscal equalization transfers. We find that a budget-compensated increase in the contribution rate to a system of fiscal equalization not only induces...

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Rent-sharing: does the bargaining regime make a difference? : theory and empirical evidence

Gürtzgen, Nicole (contributor) - 2005

This paper analyses whether wages in Germany respond to firm-specific profitability conditions. Particular emphasis lies on the question of whether the extent of rent-sharing varies across different systems of wage determination. Those may be categorised into sector-specific wage agreements,...

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Peer effects in European primary schools : evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas (contributor); … - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Instrumental variable estimation of the causal effect of hunger early in life on health later in life

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Pinger, Pia; Schoch, Johannes - 2012

Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing individuals born during a famine to others. Nutritional intake is typically unobserved and endogenous, whereas famines arguably provide exogenous variation in the provision of...

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Linking weak and strong sustainability indicators : the case of global warming

Rennings, Klaus; Hohmeyer, Olav - 1997

The aim of this paper is to describe and discuss the weak and strong sustainability approach of assessing climate change and to show reasonable applications, weaknesses, possible improvements and linkages of both approaches. Main features of "weak" and "strong" sustainability approaches are...

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Die Steuer- und Abgabensysteme der Niederlande und Deutschlands : eine Analyse der Wettbewerbswirkungen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Körperschaft- und Einkommensteuersyste...

Gröschel, Michael - 1997

Beitrag die Steuer- und Sozialabgabensysteme der Niederlande und Deutschlands für Kapitalgesellschaften und deren … and social security contributions for corporations and their shareholders in the Netherlands and Germany. The analysis … burden for corporations is higher than those in the Netherlands. The effects of the different corporation tax systems (full …

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The impact of monetary instruments on shock absorption in EU-countries

Müller, Claudia; Buscher, Herbert S. - 1999

The main characteristic of the implementation of the European Monetary Union (EMU) is the transition from various national currencies to the Euro, the common European currency. A final fixing of the individual bilateral exchange rates of all European countries involved in the Monetary Union...

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