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How strong is the impact of exports and other demand components on German import demand? Evidence from euro-area and non-euro-area imports
Stirböck, Claudia - 2006
This paper presents a single error-correction analysis of German total, euro-area (intra) and non-euro-area (extra) import demand for the 1980-2004 period and the more recent 1993-2004 period. German import demand is mainly driven by domestic demand and foreign demand for German goods; by...
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In Absolute or Relative Terms? How Framing Prices Affects the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice
Schmitz, Hendrik; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2011
This paper provides field evidence on (a) how price framing affects consumers' decision to switch health insurance plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple regulatory efforts. In 2009, in order to foster competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601065
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What Drives Giving in Extensive Welfare States? The Case of Germany
Borgloh, Sarah - 2008
welfare state. We address this deficiency by studying the drivers of charitable giving in Germany, a country with a highly … developed welfare state, using tax return data of the years 2001 to 2003. Our study not only expands the literature by adding … contributions. Our results suggest no significant differences between donors in the US and Germany with respect to income and price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298705
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In absolute or relative terms? How framing prices affects the consumer price sensitivity of health plan choice
Schmitz, Hendrik; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2011
This paper provides field evidence on (a) how price framing affects consumers' decision to switch health insurance plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple regulatory efforts. In 2009, in order to foster competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282513
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Alte und neue Wege des Gemeinschaftsmarketings für Agrarprodukte und Lebensmittel
Kliebisch, Christoph; Rügge, Matthias - 2007
Gemeinschaftsmarketing für Agrarprodukte und Lebensmittel ist spätestens seit der Ein-führung des Absatzfondsgesetzes … historischen Abriss zum Gemeinschaftsmarketing für Agrarprodukte und Lebensmittel und dem derzeitigen Organisationsaufbau ein Blick …
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The final frontier? Border effects and German regional wages
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Schramm, Marc - 2002
Recent studies of border effects have focused on the intra-country and inter-country comparison of trade flows. It is found that borders have a negative impact on the size of cross-border trade. In order to estimate border effects on a regional level one needs not only data on inter-country but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295519
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National and International Income Dispersion and Aggregate Expenditures
Fillat, Carmen; Francois, Joseph - 2004
We examine linkages between aggregate household income, distribution of that income, and aggregate cross … household specifications in computational policy models emphasizing household distribution of income. This also yields a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325274
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Is there monopsonistic discrimination against immigrants? First evidence from linked employer-employee data
Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J. - 2012
dynamic monopsony framework. Applying duration models to a large administrative employer-employee data set for Germany, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286866
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Oil price shocks, monetary policy and aggregate demand in Ghana
Jumah, Adusei; Pastuszyn, Georg - 2007
The current study examines the relationship between the world oil price and aggregate demand in a developing country, Ghana, via the interest rate channel by means of cointegration analysis. Results of the study indicate that oil price - by impacting the price level positively - negatively...
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