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Unemployment and right-wing extremist crime
Falk, Armin; Kuhn, Andreas; Zweimüller, Josef - 2009
It is frequently argued that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right- wing extremist crimes. We … unemployment is high. The big difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to … differences in unemployment. This finding reinforces the importance of unemployment as an explanatory factor for right-wing crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343923
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The macroeconomics of model T
Foellmi, Reto; Wuergler, Tobias; Zweimüller, Josef - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003931069
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The macroeconomics of Model T
Foellmi, Reto; Wuergler, Tobias; Zweimüller, Josef - 2009
We study a model of endogenous growth where firms invest both in product and process innovations. Product innovations (that open up completely new product lines) satisfy the advanced wants of the rich. Subsequent process innovations (that decrease costs per unit of quality) transform the...
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Extended unemployment benefits and early retirement: Program complementarity and program substitution
Inderbitzin, Lukas; Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef - 2013
This paper explores how extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits targeted to older workers affect early retirement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293175
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Extended Unemployment Benefits and Early Retirement: Program Complementarity and Program Substitution
Inderbitzin, Lukas; Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef - 2013
This paper explores how extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits targeted to older workers affect early retirement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294867
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Unemployment and Right-wing Extremist Crime
Falk, Armin; Kuhn, Andreas; Zweimüller, Josef - 2009
It is frequently argued that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right- wing extremist crimes. We … unemployment is high. The big difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to … differences in unemployment. This finding reinforces the importance of unemployment as an explanatory factor for right-wing crime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310697
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Does Raising the Retirement Age increase Employment of Older Workers?
Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef - 2012
.1 percentage points among women. The reforms had large spillover effects to the unemployment insurance program but negligible … effects on disability insurance claims. Specifically, unemployment increased by roughly 10 percentage points both among men … government expenditures would have amounted to 264 million Euros per year. Due to higher unemployment insurance claims and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310756
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Extended Unemployment Benefits and Early Retirement: Program Complementarity and Program Substitution
Inderbitzin, Lukas; Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef - 2013
This paper explores how extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits targeted to older workers affect early retirement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310769
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Unemployment and Right-Wing Extremist Crime
Falk, Armin; Zweimüller, Josef - 2005
Right-wing extremism is a serious problem in many societies. A prominent hypothesis states that unemployment plays a … fact a significant positive relation between unemployment and rightwing criminal activities. We show further that the big … difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to differences in unemployment. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262647
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Extended unemployment benefits and early retirement: Program complementarity and program substitution
Inderbitzin, Lukas; Staubli, Stefan; Zweimüller, Josef - 2013
This paper explores how extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits targeted to older workers affect early retirement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316883