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Fiscal Spillovers in Education and their Demographic Trend: an Economic Analysis based on the Example of Grammar Schools in Augsburg
Freund, Florian - 2008
The study focuses on quantitative aspects of (fiscal) spillovers in education, particularly with regard to Grammar … of federal states. Education both in Bavaria and in Germany is financed at different political levels ("hybrid financing … government level. This leads to a number of consequences having to do with the ideal and equitable allocation of education. As …
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Demografische Determinanten der Energienachfrage der Haushalte in Deutschland
Engel, Kerstin - 2010
In dieser Arbeit werden demografische Determinanten der Energienachfrage der Haushalte in Deutschland untersucht, der Fokus liegt dabei auf der Nachfrage nach Energie im Bereich Raumwärme und im motorisierten Individualverkehr. Verwendet wird die Modelliermethode System Dynamics; Ergebnis der...
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The role of pension systems and demographic change for asset prices and capital formation
Hillebrand, Marten - 2007
The paper develops a large-scale overlapping generations model with production and a stochastic asset market. The role of a pension system and the impact of demographic change on real and financial markets are analyzed. In the absence of demographic change a reduction in contribution rates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009452528
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Private Altersvorsorge in Deutschland - Empirische Analyse der Einflussfaktoren f?r private Altersvorsorge am Beispiel der Riester-Rente.
Pfarr, Christian - 2009
Mit Einf?hrung der Riester-Rente im Jahr 2001 wurde in Deutschland der Weg in eine private, staatlich gef?rderte Altersvorsorge geebnet. Die Determinanten, die den Ab-schluss einer Riester-Rente beeinflussen, sind allerding nur rudiment?r erforscht. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde mit Daten des...
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Fiscal policy, structural reforms and external imbalances : a quantitative evaluation for Spain
Gavilán González, Ángel; Hernández de Cos, Pablo; … - 2011
Este artículo considera un modelo de generaciones solapadas, aplicado a una economía pequeña, abierta al comercio internacional y caracterizada por la existencia de competencia imperfecta en los mercados de bienes y de trabajo, para analizar: i) cuáles fueron los principales determinantes de...
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Wages and labor management in African manufacturing
Fafchamps, Marcel; Söderbom, Måns - 2004
Using matched employer-employee data on 10 African countries, this paper examines the relationship beween wages, worker supervision, and labor productivity in manufacturing. Wages increase with firm size for both production workers and supervisors. We develop a two-tier model of supervision that...
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HEALTH, BINGE DRINKING, AND LABOR MARKET SUCCESS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON YOUNG PEOPLE
Keng, Shao-Hsun; Huffman, Wallace E. - 1999
Health, like schooling, is a form of human capital and can be expected to be positively related to labor productivity and labor supply. The production of good health and labor productivity, however, sometimes competes with an individual's lifestyle, e.g., binge drinking. In this study, an...
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LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND CONVERGENCE IN THE KANSAS FARM SECTOR: A TRIPARTITE DECOMPOSITION USING THE DEA APPROACH
Mugera, Amin W.; Langemeier, Michael R. - 2008
The objective of this paper is to analyze sources of labor productivity growth in the Kansas farm sector over the period 1993-2006 for a sample of 668 farms. The nonparametric production frontier method is used to decompose labor productivity growth into three components: (1) technological...
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Demystifying the German "Armament Miracle" During World War II. New Insights from the Annual Audits of German Aircraft Producers
Budrass, Lutz; Scherner, Jonas; Streb, Jochen - 2005
Armament minister Albert Speer is usually credited with causing the boom in German armament production after 1941. This paper uses the annual audit reports of the Deutsche Revisions- und Treuhand AG for seven firms which together represented about 50 % of the German aircraft producers. We...
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