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Long-term impacts of environmental policy and eco-innovative activities of firms
Rennings, Klaus; Rexhäuser, Sascha - 2010
- auch von nicht marktbasierten Instrumenten der Umweltpolitik durchaus langfristige Innovationsanreize ausgehen können …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665403
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A regulatory framework for a policy of sustainability : lessons from the neo-liberal school
Rennings, Klaus; Koschel, Henrike; Brockmann, Karl Ludwig; … - 1997
In this paper targets, institutions and policy measures for describing and implementing sustainable development are evaluated in terms of their conformity with the economic framework of a market system. Firstly, from the viewpoint of neo-liberal economic thinking as conceived by the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440772
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15 years of pension reform in Germany : old successes and new threats
Bonin, Holger - 2009
-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany in principle from a defined benefit to a … ; Financial Crisis ; Fiscal Sustainability Survey ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857711
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The social long-term care insurance in Germany : origin, situation, threats, and perspectives
Heinicke, Katrin; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941704
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What's driving sustainable energy consumption? : a survey of the empirical literature
Brohmann, Bettina; Heinzle, Stefanie; Rennings, Klaus; … - 2009
The focus of the paper is on the individual decision of energy consumers, and it's relation to sustainable consumption. Consumer behavior is based on individual decisions, but it depends largely on supply-side measures and an appropriate infrastructure (e.g. the availability of energy-efficient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003817182
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Elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty energy inputs : a macroeconomic perspective
Papageorgiou, Chris; Saam, Marianne; Schulte, Patrick - 2013
Recently Acemolgu, Aghion, Bursztyn and Hemous (AER 2012) formulated a model in which a high macroeconomic elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty production represents a crucial condition for green growth. Until now it has never been systematically estimated. Using a novel panel of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010202674
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Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Falck, Oliver; … - 2016
We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have – depending on broadband quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541106
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Der Einfluß der Grenznähe auf die Standortwahl von Unternehmen : eine theoretische Analyse und empirische Befunde für Ostdeutschland
Engel, Dirk - 1999
Die EU-Osterweiterung ermöglicht eine stärkere Arbeitsteilung zwischen den relativ kapitalreichen Staaten der EU und den relativ arbeitsreichen Zutrittsländern Mittel- und Osteuropas, von der insbesondere die ostdeutschen Kreise in Nähe der Grenze profitieren können. Diese Studie widmet...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442610
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Regional stabilization by fiscal equalization? : theoretical considerations and empirical evidence from Germany
Büttner, Thiess - 1999
actually favors stabilization. In an empirical analysis for Germany, the paper adds support for the finding of significant … regional stabilization by fiscal flows. The results indicate that about 17 % of GDP variation across West Germany's states has … been removed by fiscal flows during the last two decades. Thus, in Germany where the fiscal federalism is criticised for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442662
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Green innovations and organizational change : making better use of environmental technology
Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2014 - This version - February 2014
firms located in Germany. The adoption of CO2 reducing and sustainable technologies innovations is associated with lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238378