This paper proposes a powerful alternative to the t-test of the null hypothesis that a coefficient in linear regression is equal to zero when a regressor is mismeasured. We assume there are two contaminated measurements of the regressor of interest. We allow the two measurement errors to be...

The present paper introduces the methodology of a pilot study on emigrants carried out in the framework of the SEEMIG project in Hungary and Serbia during 2013. Besides presenting the study design, key methodological lessons are drawn and an evaluation of the design is provided based on research...

As the economy and our daily life return to a "new-normal" in the midst of Covid-19, the possibility of a second wave leaves lots of uncertainty about future developments. To understand indications about the impact of the pandemic on economic performance in different countries across the world,...

While men occupy the majority of senior positions in the Civil Service, they are more likely than women to perceive gender bias in promotional competitions, according to an ESRI study. The study draws on survey responses from 904 Civil Servants within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Im Rahmen des Ökonomenpanels von ifo und FAZ werden seit Februar 2016 Professoren der Volkswirtschaftslehre an deutschen Universitäten zur gegenwärtigen Wirtschaftspolitik befragt. Ein Schwerpunktthema in der ersten Runde war die Asyl- und Zuwanderungspolitik.

Ökonomische Unsicherheit ist nicht direkt beobachtbar. Eine Operationalisierung ist, Unsicherheit als Dispersion der in den Unternehmensbefragungen des ifo Instituts geäußerten Zukunftseinschätzungen zu messen. Auf den Geschäftserwartungen der befragten Unternehmen aufbauende...