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Panel tests for unit roots in hours worked
Kappler, Marcus (contributor) - 2006
Hours worked is a time series of interest in many empirical investigations of the macroeconomy. Estimates of macro elasticities of labour supply, for example, build on this variable. Other empirical applications investigate the response of hours worked to a shock to technology on the basis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003314703
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Modeling asset returns : a comparison of theoretical and empirical models
Lüders, Erik (contributor); Schröder, Michael (contributor) - 2004 - Rev. version
model performs well, the estimation for the German stock index could be significantly improved by an extension which follows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003670896
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Substitution elasticities in a CES production framework : an empirical analysis on the basis of non-linear least squares estimations
Koesler, Simon; Schymura, Michael - 2012 - This version: January 2012
-linear least squares estimation procedures. Thereby we take advantage of the new World-Input-Output Database. This allows us for … the first time to use one consistent dataset for the estimation process and gives us the opportunity to derive … standard linear estimations using Kmenta approximations, non-linear estimation techniques perform significantly better …
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Modeling asset returns : a comparison of theoretical and empirical models
Lüders, Erik (contributor); Schröder, Michael (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001945539
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Words speak louder than actions : the impact of politics on economic performance
Osterloh, Steffen - 2010
In this paper, a new approach to disclose the impact of politics on economic growth is presented: we use data derived from content analysis of party manifestos as measures of party preferences. In a panel of 23 OECD countries, we detect a positive impact of party support for various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702176
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The drivers of deregulation in the era of globalization
Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor) - 2006
This paper treats the question to what extent globalization trends restrict a countryspecific regulation policy in industrial countries. The empirical analysis makes use of recently collected regulation indicators for four policy fields: financial market, product markets, labour markets and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301116
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A Bayesian approach to determine the impact of institutions on the unemployment rate
Sachs, Andreas - 2010
applying an instrumental variable estimation approach. -- Unemployment ; institutions ; labor and product markets ; model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008652532
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Exchange rate regimes and fiscal discipline in OECD countries
Heinemann, Friedrich - 1999
estimation for 20 OECD countries from 1970 onwards. The conclusion is that the exchange rate regime as such is not relevant for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442384
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Tax competition and tax structure in open federal economies : evidence from OECD countries with implications for the European Union
Goodspeed, Timothy J. - 1999 - Revised: March, 1999
Tax competition arguments suggest that governements that operate in an open economy (such as local governments) should not and will not rely on non-benefit taxes, such as the income tax. Yet we observe reliance on income taxes by local governments in many countries, and such reliance changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443043
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After the death of inflation : will fiscal drag survive?
Heinemann, Friedrich - 2000
Declining inflation rates might have negative consequences for tax revenues. Phenomena like the inflationary bracket creep in a progressive income tax system do not work any longer. With this background the paper analyzes the extent of fiscal drag for OECD countries since 1965. Some...
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