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How city type, trust and technology affect corruption: a multilevel comparative study
Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Stepien, Paulina - 2015
In this study we investigate how both local environment and individual characteristics explain incidence of corruption. More specifically, we explore how city size, and residing in a capital city influence the two aspects of corruption, notably in individuals? contact with officials, and in the...
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How city type, trust and technology affect corruption : a multilevel comparative study : ERSA 55th Congress
Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Stepien, Paulina - 2015 - Submission 909 (extended abstract with results)
In this study we investigate how both local environment and individual characteristics explain incidence of corruption. More specifically, we explore how city size, and residing in a capital city influence the two aspects of corruption, notably in individuals' contact with officials, and in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478214
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The Berlin labor market since 2005: Strong employment growth yet unemployment remains high, incomes low
Brenke, Karl - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 29/30, pp. 327-338
the country, resulting in a decrease in unemployment. But because the city's potential labor force has also experienced … considerable growth, Berlin's unemployment rate remains well above the national average. Since jobs requiring intermediate … qualifications have become more prevalent, this high unemployment rate is being influenced more and more by the increasing numbers of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515490
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Unemployment in European regions : structural problems versus the Eurozone hypothesis
Andersson, David E.; Andersson, Åke E.; Hårsman, Björn; … - In: Journal of economic geography 15 (2015) 5, pp. 883-905
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402832
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Agglomeration, accessibility and industrial location: evidence from spanish municipalities
Alañón-Pardo, Ángel; Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria - Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, … - 2011
and transport accessibility influence the location decisions of firms at municipality level and in three industries. The … explanatory variables (local gross domestic product, road accessibility, and the characteristics of firms in neighbouring … municipalities). The results show that agglomeration economies and accessibility are important in industrial location decision-making. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364521
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Fighting persistent regional unemployment : the Paltamo Full Employment experiment
Hämäläinen, Kari; Hamalainen, Ulla - 2012
persistent unemployment in contracting regions. The basic idea behind the experiment is to collect all unemployment related … lower the unemployment rate in Paltamo by almost 10 percentage points in just two years time during an era of global … financial crisis. The costs of this remarkable drop in unemployment were 3.4 million Euros in 2010. The results show that one …
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Underemployment and Housing Insecurity : An Empirical Analysis of HILDA Data
Campbell, Iain - 2019
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European performances regarding flexicurity : the case of the new member states
Chilian, Mihaela-Nona; Albu, Lucian-Liviu; Iordan, Marioara - 2010
successful switching between educational system and labor market, between jobs, between unemployment and inactivity and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011575460
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An Increase in the Retirement Age in China: The Regional Economic Effects
Groenewold, Nicolaas; Chen, Anping - 2015
China?s pension system is in need of comprehensive reform in that it is fragmented in its coverage and significantly under-funded. Attempts to improve the coverage will likely exacerbate the financial strains. Thus it is urgent to improve the financial sustainability of the system and one policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400426
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An increase in the retirement age in China : the regional economic effects
Chen, Anping; Groenewold, Nicolaas - 2015
China?s pension system is in need of comprehensive reform in that it is fragmented in its coverage and significantly under-funded. Attempts to improve the coverage will likely exacerbate the financial strains. Thus it is urgent to improve the financial sustainability of the system and one policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011483712