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Hochschulranglisten als Qualitätsindikatoren im Wettbewerb der Hochschulen
Büttner, Thiess; Kraus, Margit; Rincke, Johannes - 2002
Am Beispiel der Wirtschaftswissenschaften wird untersucht, inwieweit Studierende die Qualität der Fachbereiche bei der Studienortwahl berücksichtigen. Im Rahmen eines Gravitationsansatzes zeigt sich, dass vor allem die Nähe zum Heimatort und die Lebenshaltungskosten am Ort der Hochschule die...
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Exchange rate pass-through to consumer prices : a European perspective
Hüfner, Felix P. (contributor);  … - 2002
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What drives changes in carbon emissions? : an index decomposition approach for 40 countries
Schymura, Michael; Voigt, Sebastian - 2014
index decomposition to (1) study trends in global carbon emissions between 1995 and 2009, (2) attribute changes in carbon … the world’s top ten emitters, in only three countries – China, Germany and Canada – the main driver of an improved …
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Price indices for information and communication technology industries : an application to the German PC market
Moch, Dietmar - 2001
1994 are used to construct price indices for personal computers in Germany. The use of hedonic methods allows to correct … index. The estimation confirms the importance of quality adjustment since the decline of average prices at 7 percent p.a. is … substantially lower, thus overestimating computer prices and inflation. When the hedonic index for German computer prices is …
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Energy poverty indicators : conceptual issues part I: the ten-percent-rule and double median/mean indicators
Schuessler, Rudolf - 2014
Energy poverty, long considered a problem limited to developing countries only, is now widely acknowledged as a challenge for advanced OECD countries as well. How energy poverty is perceived depends on the conceptualization and assessment of the underlying phenomena: inappropriately high costs...
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A note on how to realize the full potential of the EU-SILC data
Berger, Melissa; Schaffner, Sandra - 2015
The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is a rotational panel provided by Eurostat that covers variables with a high potential for comparative European labour market and social research. Unfortunately, its current availability limits its potential research...
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Imputation rules for the implementation of the pre-unication education variable in the BASiD data set
Gürtzgen, Nicole; Nolte, André - 2016
Using combined data from the German Pension Insurance and the Federal Employment Agency (BASiD), this study proposes different procedures for imputing the pre-unification education variable in the BASiD data. To do so, we exploit information on education-related periods that are creditable for...
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An applied econometricians' view of empirical corporate governance studies
Börsch-Supan, Axel; Köke, F. Jens - 2000
The economic analysis of corporate governance is en vogue. In addition to a host of theoretical papers, an increasing number of empirical studies analyze how ownership structure, capital structure, the structure of the board and the market for corporate control influence firm performance. This...
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The political cconomy of corporate tax harmonization : why do European politicians (dis)like minimum tax rates?
Osterloh, Steffen (contributor);  … - 2008
Setting minimum tax rates is a well discussed way of mitigating pressure from tax competition. This paper investigates which motives shape the support for a minimum corporate tax among politicians. We make use of a unique data base: a survey among members of the European parliament. Our results...
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Total costs and budgetary effects of adaptation to climate change : an assessment for the European Union
Osberghaus, Daniel; Reif, Christiane - 2010
adaptation in Europe, and in particular Germany, Finland and Italy. Furthermore, a systematic overview on fiscal aspects of …
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