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ON INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RUSSIA’S TRANSITION
Petrick, Martin - 2010
historische Hinweise, dass dieVerbreitung von unternehmerischen Eigenschaften und Verhalten in Russland deutlich geringerist als …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442729
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Das Städtesystem der Russischen Föderation aus Sicht der Neuen Ökonomischen Geographie
Kauffmann, Albrecht - 2010
Russia after price liberalisation in 1992. At the same time, the Russian official demographic statistics provides data that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449075
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EU-Russia energy relations: What chance for solutions? : A focus on the natural gas sector
Böhme, Dimo - 2011
Public debate about energy relations between the EU and Russia is distorted. These distortions present considerable … demand. Diverse interests inside the EU prevent the definition of a coherent and respected energy policy. Russia, for its … role of mere energy exporter. In view of the intensifying struggle for global resources, Russia, with its large energy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449079
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Innovation at the State Level: Initial Effects of Welfare Reform in Iowa
Keng, Shao-Hsun; Garasky, Steven B.; Jensen, Helen H. - 1999
In 1993, the State of Iowa, through waivers, implemented reforms to its welfare program creating the Family Investment program (FIP), a program similar to the Federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program created in 1996. This paper examines the experiences of individuals and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443084
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Social Approval, Values, and AFDC: A Reexamination of the Illegitimacy Debate
Nechyba, Thomas J. - 2001
This paper models the fertility decision of individuals who differ in their wage rate and their intensity of preferences for rearing children, and whose utility of having a child out of wedlock depends on the level of “social approval” associated with doing so. This social approval in turn...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475595
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How Immigrants and Students Respond to Public Policies: Evidence from Welfare Reform, the Minimum Wage and Stafford Loans.
Cadena, Brian C. - 2008
The first two essays of this dissertation use policy experiments to show that low-skilled newly arriving immigrants help keep the economy in geographic equilibrium by differentially selecting destinations that provide better labor market prospects. The first essay finds that immigrants choose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477369
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Heterogeneous Ability, Life Expectancy, and Social Security : Four Essays
Hupfeld, Stefan - 2008
Though the present thesis is not intended as a monograph, its respective chapters are interrelated: The major research question is whether the German public pension system (or potentially any annuity-based pension system) causes redistribution between income groups. Especially the relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471666
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On the Fairness of Early-Retirement Provisions
Breyer, Friedrich; Hupfeld, Stefan - 2010
A crucial parameter for increasing the retirement age is the early-retirement discount of the public pension system. Critics of the present German system argue that the downward adjustment of the pension for early retirees is too small compared with a ‘fair’ system and thus encourages early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471749
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HOW DID POLICY INTERVENTIONS IN WHEAT EXPORT MARKETS IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE DURING THE FOOD CRISIS 2007/2008 INFLUENCE WORLD MARKET PRICE TRANSMISSION?
Goetz, Linde; Glauben, Thomas; Bruemmer, Bernhard - 2010
This paper investigates the impacts of export controls in Russia and Ukraine on wheat worldmarket price transmission … during the 2007/2008 global food crisis. Russia and Ukraine aimedto reduce wheat exports induced by extraordinarily high … errorcorrection model (MSVECM), we find that the temporary export restrictions induced negativeeffects on wheat markets in Russia and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442718
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The Role of Corporate Branding in a Market Driving Strategy
Tarnovskaya, Veronika; Elg, Ulf; Burt, Steven Leslie - 2008
an in-depth case study of IKEA at a corporate level and its local market activities in Russia. The single-case approach … “leap” in customer value recognised as a requirement for a market driving approach. Through a case study of IKEA in Russia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465914