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Reforming home care provision in Germany : evidence from a social experiment
Arntz, Melanie (contributor);  … - 2008
In a long-run social experiment, personal budgets have been tested as an alternative to the home care programs of the German long-term care insurance (LTCI). Due to extending the coverage beyond LTCI approved services and agencies, personal budgets may improve care outcomes compared to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793896
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Increasing energy and resource efficiency through innovation : an explorative analysis using innovation survey data
Rennings, Klaus; Rammer, Christian - 2009
Energy and resource efficiency innovations (EREIs) are often seen as win-win opportunities for both the economic and the environmental performance of firms. It is thus worth asking how the innovation activities and performance of firms with regard to energy and resource efficiency look like: Do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003881578
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The cost of phasing out nuclear power : a quantitative assessment of alternative scenarios for Germany
Böhringer, Christoph; Hoffmann, Tim; Vögele, Stefan - 2000
In the debate on the premature phase-out of nuclear power generation in Germany, there is an intense dispute on the effective operating time for the existing nuclear power plants. This paper addresses the question of how alternative phase-out regulations affect both the magnitude of total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444633
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Kosten der privaten Altersvorsorge : private Rentenversicherungen und Fondssparpläne im Vergleich
Westerheide, Peter - 2001
deutlich, dass die laufenden Kosten von aufgeschobenen Leibrentenversicherungen zum Teil deutlich unter den Kosten für … Ansparen in Investmentfonds mit gleicher durchschnittlicher Renditeerwartung vor Kosten, wie sie private Rentenversicherungen … bieten, und den hier unterstellten Kosten für aktienorientierte Investmentfonds aus Kostensicht nicht immer effizient ist …
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German exchange rate exposure at DAX and aggregate level, international trade, and the role of exchange rate adjustment costs
Entorf, Horst (contributor); Jamin, Gösta (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001898570
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Agglomeration, population size, and the cost of providing public services : an empirical analysis for German states
Büttner, Thiess (contributor); Schwager, Robert (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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What does Europe pay for clean energy? : Review of macroeconomic simulation studies
Dannenberg, Astrid (contributor); Mennel, Tim (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper analyses the macroeconomic costs of environmental regulation in European energy markets on the basis of existing macroeconomic simulation studies. The analysis comprises the European emssion trading scheme, energy taxes, measures in the transport sector, and the promotion of renewable...
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Who should pay for certification?
Stahl, Konrad; Strausz, Roland - 2011
Who does, and who should initiate costly certification by a third party under asymmetric quality information, the buyer or the seller? Our answer - the seller - follows from a nontrivial analysis revealing a clear intuition. Buyer-induced certification acts as an inspection device,...
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The costs of supervisory fragmentation in Europe
Schüler, Martin (contributor);  … - 2005
Financial markets in Europe become more and more integrated. The persisting fragmentation of financial supervision, however, constitutes a lasting obstacle to integration. The aim of this paper is to assess these costs of supervisory fragmentation. We find clear evidence for the existence of...
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Earnings losses after non-employment increase with age
Zwick, Thomas (contributor) - 2008
This paper shows that earnings losses after unemployment increase with age. First, older employees start out with relatively high earnings in comparison to employees without employment interruptions several years before the non-employment spell. This earnings advantage turns into a strong...
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