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Unconventional Conceptions: Family Planning in Lesbian-Headed Families Created by Donor Insemination

Herrmann-Green, Lisa - 2006

This study aimed to systematically describe the decision-making phase of family formation in German lesbians planning to parent via donor insemination, to assess the issues pertinent to each mother role and those involved in donor type choice using a retrospective, structured questionnaire. Data...

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Do Catholic women with non-smoking husbands earn less in a second job? - Assorted topics in empirical labor economics

Heineck, Guido - 2004

This study is a collection of essays in empirical labor economics with a focus on labor supply. The topics chosen are from different fields of research that are not on the top of economists' agenda and therefore are underresearched. First, it is examined whether religion affects individuals'...

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Convergence within national diversity : a comparative perspective on the regulatory state in finance

Lütz, Susanne - 2003

The institutional governance approach sees national economies embedded in a bundle of non-market types of coordination (e.g. corporate hierarchies, networks, associations and the state). Governance oriented research explores configurations of governance types in sectoral, regional and national...

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Essays in macroeconomics

Trabandt, Mathias - 2007

Aufsatz untersucht, wie sich das Verhalten von Haushalten und Firmen in den USA und EU-15 infolge von Steuerveränderungen … anpasst. Mittels eines neoklassischen Wachstumsmodells zeigt sich, dass die USA und EU-15 auf der linken Seite der Lohn- und … Kapitalsteuer Laffer Kurve liegen. Die EU-15 befindet sich jedoch viel näher an der rutschigen Steigung als die USA. Eine dynamische …

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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.

Wacker, Ulrich - 2002

This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...

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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies

Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009

Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

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Modeling the relationship between financial indicators and company performance. An empirical study for US-listed companies.

Höbarth, Lukas Lorenz - 2006

Based on data of US-listed companies a relationship between potential indicators and company performance is to be found. To determine which variables are included in the final model, a selection process ("from general to specific") is started using the Akaike Information Criterion. A panel data...

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Incentive Compatibility and Efficiency in the Contractual Insurer-Provider Relationship - Economic Theory and Practical Implications: The Case of North Carolina

Schmid, Andreas - 2007

Situation in North Carolina, USA, gegen?bergestellt, welche sich durch die dort vorliegende Rahmenordnung als Referenzpunkt … in North Carolina, USA. Due to the implemented regulation, this state is well suited to serve as a reference. An excursus …

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