We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 for women. We use a regression discontinuity design which exploits the immediate increase in the ERA between women born in 1951 and 1952. The analysis is based on the German...

We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 for women. We use a regression discontinuity design which exploits the immediate increase in the ERA between women born in 1951 and 1952. The analysis is based on the German...

We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 for women. We use a regression discontinuity design which exploits the immediate increase in the ERA between women born in 1951 and 1952. The analysis is based on the German...

To promote the adoption of more sustainable cattle production systems in Colombia (mainly silvopastoral systems with improved forages), some sector stakeholders have proposed the development of differentiated, higher value beef products. However, there have been no rigorous estimations of local...

Structural transformation in most currently developing countries takes the form of a rapid rise in services but limited industrialization. In this paper, we propose a new methodology to structurally estimate productivity growth in service industries that circumvents the notorious difficulties in...

Ein häufig genannter Vorschlag zur Reform der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung (GRV) ist die Ausweitung des Versichertenkreises. Dabei geht es zum einen um die bessere Alterssicherung von bislang nicht Versicherten und zum zweiten um die Stabilisierung der finanziellen Grundlagen der GRV. Dieser...

Thorsten Beck, Europäisches Hochschulinstitut Florenz, sieht in einer wirksamen Regulierung und Aufsicht ein bewegliches Ziel, das sich an veränderte Umstände und Geschäftsmodelle der Banken anpassen müsse. Es gäbe mehrere politische Veränderungen, die die Widerstandsfähigkeit des...