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Optimal central bank design: benchmarks for the ECB
Berger, Helge - 2005
The paper discusses key elements of optimal central bank design and applies its findings to the Eurosystem. A particular focus is on the size of monetary policy committees, the degree of centralization, and the representation of relative economic size in the voting rights of regional (or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299091
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Technology transfer offices and university patenting: a review
von Ledebur, Sidonia - 2008
This policy paper on science-industry technology transfer has four emphases: the rationale of recent changes in German science policy, the contribution of diverse transfer channels to economic development as well as the role of IPR in that context, the differences in the institutional framework...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274510
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Optimal central bank design : benchmarks for the ECB
Berger, Helge - 2006
The paper discusses key elements of optimal central bank design and applies its findings to the Eurosystem. A particular focus is on the size of monetary policy committees, the degree of centralization, and the representation of relative economic size in the voting rights of regional (or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261434
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Does Management Matter in Schools?
Bloom, Nicholas; Lemos, Renata; Sadun, Raffaella; Van … - 2014
We collect data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year …-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated with better educational … outcomes. The UK, Sweden, Canada and the US obtain the highest management scores closely followed by Germany, with a gap to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468154
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What determines the output drop after an energy price increase: Household or firm energy share?
Dhawan, Rajeev; Jeske, Karsten - 2007
During the past thirty-five years, energy use as a fraction of output has dropped significantly at both the household and the firm levels. Therefore, we investigate a dynamic stochastic generalized equilibrium model economy's response to an energy price hike for different firm and household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292312
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Corporate campaign contributions as a predictor for abnormal stock returns after presidential elections
Huber, Jürgen; Kirchler, Michael - 2008
Contributions by investor-owned companies play major roles in financing the campaigns of candidates for elective office in the United States. We look at the presidential level and analyze contributions by companies before an election and their stock market performance following US presidential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293413
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Immigration and entrepreneurship in the United States
Azoulay, Pierre; Jones, Benjamin F.; Kim, J. Daniel; … - 2021
Immigrants can expand labor supply and compete for jobs with native-born workers. But immigrants may also start new firms, expanding labor demand. This paper uses U.S. administrative data and other data sources to study the role of immigrants in entrepreneurship. We ask how often immigrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012629051
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The Green and Digital Twin Transition: EU vs US Firms
Veugelers, Reinhilde; Faivre, Clémence; Rückert, Désirée - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 1, pp. 56-62
Using new and unique survey evidence on digitalisation activities and investment in climate change of non-financial firms in the EU and the US, this article documents the trend towards twin digital and green investment in the corporate landscape after the COVID-19 pandemic. We use information...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014334681
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Firm entry, inflation and the monetary transmission mechanism
Lewis, Vivien; Poilly, Céline - 2011
This paper estimates a business cycle model with endogenous firm entry by matching impulse responses to a monetary policy shock in US data. Our VAR includes net business formation, profits and markups. We evaluate two channels through which entry may influence the monetary transmission process....
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