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Arulampalam, Wiji; Booth, Alison L.; Bryan, Mark L. - 2003

Using the European Community Household Panel, we investigate gender differences in training participation over the period 1994-1999. We focus on ?lifelong learning?, fixed-term contracts, part-time versus full-time work, public/private sector affiliation, educational attainment, and the...

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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....

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Training and retirement

Kristensen, Nicolai - 2012

This paper presents results on the effect of formal life-long learning on the decision to retire early. Specifically, I estimate an Option Value model based on individual employer-employee longitudinal data including comprehensive government co-sponsored training records dating back more than 30...

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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....

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Integration benefits on EU retail credit markets: evidence from interest rate pass-through

Heinemann, Friedrich; Schüler, Martin - 2002

that national differences of the pass-through speed in the EU can be regarded as a retail-oriented indicator of financial …

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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...

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Modeling the Effects of Free Trade Agreements between the EU and Canada, USA and Moldova/Georgia/Armenia on the Austrian Economy: Model Simulations for Trade Policy Analysis

Francois, Joseph; Pindyuk, Olga - 2013

This study examines the economic impact on Austria of three possible new EU free trade agreements: (1) an EU …-US agreement; (2) an EU-Canada agreement; and (3) an EUArmenia/Georgia/Moldova agreement. This is done with a computational model … economy. The US accounts for roughly one-quarter of extra-EU Austrian exports. Overall, the combined impact of the FTAs …

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Assessing the development gap

Sinitsina, Irina; Chubrik, Alexander; Denisova, Irina; … - 2007

neighbor states with the EU. To achieve this, the authors aim to assess the existing trends in the size of the gaps across … countries and problem areas, taking into consideration the specific origin of the gap between EU15/EU12, on the one hand, and … FSU republics, EU candidates and West Balkan countries, on the other hand. The paper is structured as follows: (1) An …

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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 …

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3-step analysis of public finances sustainability: the case of the European Union

Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - 2008

We use a 3-step analysis to assess the sustainability of public finances in the EU27. Firstly, we perform the SURADF … and revenues via SUR analysis. While results imply that public finances were not unsustainable for the EU panel, fiscal …

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