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Das Wisconsin-Works-Modell: Vorbild für eine Reform der deutschen Sozialhilfe?
Peter, Waltraut - In: IW-Trends - Vierteljahresschrift zur empirischen … 29 (2002) 2, pp. 55-62
In Wisconsin sorgte die mutige Sozialhilfereform von 1997 dafür, dass der Sozialhilfeetat und die Zahl der … OFFENSIV nähert sich dem Wisconsin-Modell an. Doch wesentliche Elemente für eine dauerhafte Beseitigung der Sozialhilfefalle …
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Modeling Area-Level Health Rankings
Courtemanche, Charles; Soneji, Samir; Tchernis, Rusty - 2013
uncertainty. We use county-level data from Texas and Wisconsin to compare our approach to conventional rankings that assign … deterministic factor weights and ignore uncertainty. Greater discrepancies in rankings emerge for Texas than Wisconsin since the …
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The Effect of Parents' Schooling on Child's Schooling: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis
de Haan, Monique - 2008
nonparametric bounds analysis based on Manski and Pepper (2000), using the most recent version of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study …
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The impact of Act 10 on public sector compensation in Wisconsin
Biggs, Andrew G.; Richwine, Jason - 2012
After a protracted legal and political battle, on March 11, 2011, the Wisconsin state Legislature passed Act 10, the … powers of collective bargaining and dues collection. This study analyzes public sector salaries and benefits in Wisconsin … government employees receive salaries roughly equal to those paid to private sector Wisconsin employees with similar education …
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Sources of Euro Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations: What Is Behind the Euro Weakness in 1999-2000?
Gottschalk, Jan; Döpke, Jörg; Kamps, Christophe - 2001
This paper analyzes the factors underlying the weakness of the euro. For this purpose, the framework advocated by Clarida and Gali (1994) is used. Within this model, three structural shocks drive the dynamics of the endogenous variables: aggregate supply shocks, aggregate spending shocks, and...
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Labour supply and labour force participation in Europe: a discussion of some recent developments and projections
Plane, Mathieu; Döpke, Jörg; Chagny, Odile; Schmidt, … - 2001
The prospects for labour supply in Europe are considered. The analysis begins with a so-called labour market balance covering the development on an aggregate level. Estimations to shed light on the relation between unemployment and labour force participation are given in the second part of the...
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Distance and International Banking
Buch, Claudia M. - 2001
If the technological revolution which has taken place over the past decades has lowered information costs and if information costs increase in distance, distance should – ceteris paribus – become less important in determining international bank lending. We are using a dataset on assets and...
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Die Grundzüge der Strommarktregulierung auf der Bundesebene der Vereinigten Staaten und in Kalifornien
Kumkar, Lars - 2001
In diesem Papier werden die Grundzüge der Strommarktregulierung in den Vereinigten Staaten und in Kalifornien dargestellt. Dabei wird zunächst auf die zentralen Vorgaben des Bundesgesetzgebers (PUHCA, FPA, PURPA, EPAct) und auf die Regulierungspolitik der Bundesregulierungsbehörde für...
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Multivariate Cointegration Analysis of Aggregate Exports: Empirical Evidence for the United States, Canada, and Germany
Strauß, Hubert - 2002
A shortcoming of most empirical studies on aggregate exports is their exclusive focus on the demand side. Moreover, the effect of globalization is often neglected leading to implausibly high income elasticities. This paper models export demand and supply simultaneously and incorporates a new...
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Structures and Trends in German Banking
Koetter, Michael; Nestmann, Thorsten; Stolz, Stéphanie; … - 2004
In this paper, we investigate the claim that German banks are special compared to banks in other industrialised economies. We show that banks are of particular importance to the German economy?as financial intermediary, as lender to the corporate sector, and as part of the corporate governance...
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