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German labour costs have risen only moderately: European comparison of trends in labour and unit labour costs in 2014 and the first two quarters of 2015
Herzog-Stein, Alexander; Joebges, Heike; Niechoj, Torsten; … - 2015
Lohnstückkosten nachgegangen. Im Jahr 2014 kostete in Deutschland eine Arbeitsstunde in der Privatwirtschaft 31,9 Euro. Wie im Vorjahr … belegt Deutschland damit im europäischen Länderranking den achten Platz. Mit einer Veränderungsrate von 1,8 % stiegen die … Arbeitskosten in Deutschland im Jahr 2014 etwas stärker als im europäischen Durchschnitt. In den Krisenländern stagnierten die …
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Germany and the European research area
Daimer, Stephanie; Edler, Jakob; Howells, Jeremy - 2011
This report is an account of the relationship between the ERA development and German research and innovation policy (R&I policy). The report introduces what ERA is and how the activities and instruments at European level have fundamentally changed and broadened. It provides a discussion of key...
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Earmarking in the multilateral development system: Many shades of grey
Weinlich, Silke; Baumann, Max-Otto; Lundsgaarde, Erik; … - 2020
Earmarking financial contributions for specific geographic, thematic or other priorities has emerged as an important modality for funding multilateral development organisations. Earmarking has had positive consequences, such as the mobilisation of resources for multilateral organisations and new...
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The German presidency of the council and the EU social dimension
Andor, László - 2020
On the 1st of July, Germany will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Normally, holding the chair of the council is not something that is considered to be a power position, especially since the Prime Minister of the given country is not chairing the European...
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WSI Minimum Wage Report: Towards a new Minimum Wage Policy in Germany and Europe
Lübker, Malte; Schulten, Thorsten - 2022
The past year has seen a much higher political pro file for the issue of minimum wages, not only in Germany, which has seen fresh initiatives to tackle low pay, but also in those many other countries in Europe that have embarked on substantial and sus tained increases in statutory minimum wages....
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COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for spatial development
Adli, Mazda; Baumgart, Sabine; Beckmann, Klaus J.; … - 2022
[Background and aims of this position paper] Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, it has become ever clearer that it poses an enormous challenge for society. The lockdown imposed on large parts of public life, which hit all social groups and institutions relatively abruptly with a wide range of...
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Representing the future in aging societies: Policy implications of the voting age reform in Germany
Asatryan, Zareh - 2022
Aging societies face a fundamental challenge: How to represent future oriented policies in the politics of today? Voting age reforms and, more generally, policies that encourage the participation of the youth in politics are discussed as one solution. In this report, we study whether voting age...
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Essays on Offshoring, Wage Inequality and Innovation
Benz, Sebastian - 2014
This volume was prepared by Sebastian Benz while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2013 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes five self-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different...
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Valuation of privatization in Europe by experts and stakeholders: results of explorative surveys and interviews. EU-supported project understanding privatization policy: political...
Nerb, Gernot; Schönherr, Siegfried; Schroeder, Bennet - 2008
This EU supported Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) had been conducted by a European Consortium composed of eight research institutions. Ifo's part within this larger programme was (a) to analyse the fiscal effects of privatization and (b) to assess the valuation of privatization...
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How will Germany's CCS policy affect the development of a European CO2 transport infrastructure?
Bertram, Christine; Heitmann, Nadine; Narita, Daiju; … - 2012
CO2 storage opportunities and the location of coal-fired power plants are located far apart throughout Europe, suggesting the need for a region-wide CO2 pipeline network or at least a considerable number of cross-border transport pipelines. Regionally coherent policy would be needed to embed a...
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