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Using tax deductions to promote lifelong learning : real and shifting responses
Berge, Wiljan van den; Jongen, Egbert L. W.; Wiel, … - 2017
Policymakers are concerned about potential underinvestment in lifelong learning. In this paper we study to what extent a tax deduction helps to stimulate post-initial training. Specifically, we employ a regression kink and regression discontinuity design as jumps in tax bracket rates generate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704275
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Universities in the market for continuing higher education
Wentzel, Bettina (contributor); Oelmann, Mark (contributor) - 2002
The purpose of the paper is to explain why and how American universities have taken the lead in continuing education compared to their European counterparts. In a first step we will discuss different notions of continuing education and develop an analytical framework to handle its various forms....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001906813
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Universities in the market for continuing higher education
Wentzel, Bettina; Oelmann, Mark - 2002
The purpose of the paper is to explain why and how American universities have taken the lead in continuing education compared to their European counterparts. In a first step we will discuss different notions of continuing education and develop an analytical framework to handle its various forms....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270675
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Fiscal policy and growth: do financial crises make a difference?
Afonso, António; Grüner, Hans Peter; Kolerus, Christina - 2010
In this paper we assess to what extent in the existence of a financial crisis, government spending can contribute to mitigate economic downturns in the short run and whether such impact differs in crisis and non crisis times. We use panel analysis for a set of OECD and non-OECD countries for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605263
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Brain Drain - Brain Circulation or... What Else Happens or Should Happen to the Brains Some Aspects of Qualified Person Mobility/Migration
Breinbauer, Andreas - 2007
The article provides a general introductory overview of the (spatial) mobility of highly skilled/qualified persons and discusses the different terms of the mobility of the Highly Skilled, especially those of scientists. It outlines theoretical and empirical aspects of these movements and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345409
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Import protection, business cycles, and exchange rates: Evidence from the great recession
Bown, Chad P.; Crowley, Meredith A. - 2011
This paper uses highly detailed, quarterly data for five major industrialized economies to estimate the impact of macroeconomic fluctuations on import protection policies over 1988:Q1 - 2010:Q4. First, estimates on a pre-Great Recession sample of data provide evidence of two key relationships....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292150
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The Transatlantic Banking Crisis: Lessons and EU Reforms
Welfens, Paul J. J. - 2009
of 2007/08 was not really a surprise -, and the five key requirements for restoring stability and efficiency in the EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331377
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The transatlantic productivity gap: Is R&D the main culprit?
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; … - 2011
these transatlantic differences may be related to the different sectoral structures in the US and the EU, we differentiated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278355
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The US trade dispute: Blunt offense or rational strategy?
Hübler, Michael; Herdecke, Axel - 2019
This article evaluates the recent protectionist US trade policy and the retaliation of the EU and China. The article … tariffs are a credible threat to the EU, but the steel and aluminum tariffs are not. China suffers considerably from the US … tariffs, especially the extended, tightened tariffs that have been announced. The retaliation measures of the EU and China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030934
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Lessons learned? South Korea's foreign policy toward North Korea under the Moon Jae-in administration
Mosler, Hannes B. - 2022
What are the characteristics of President Moon Jae-in's policy toward North Korea, and what lessons can be drawn for the future? More than 70 years have passed since the establishment of the two republics in 1948, during which continuous attempts have been made to achieve reconciliation, peace,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012822337