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Der Ruf der Sirenen - Zur Dynamik politischen Benchmarkings: Eine Analyse anhand der US-Sozialreformen

Straßheim, Holger - 2001

, nationaler und transnationaler Ebene bezeichnet Benchmarking einen Politikstil, der Entscheidungen im Rückgriff auf best … zwanghaften Modewahns gedeutet. Die vorliegende Analyse der US-Sozialreformen zeigt, dass Benchmarking unter Bedingungen des … erhält in den USA der jüngste sozialpolitische Paradigmenwandel (Welfare-to-Work) seine Dynamik in Verbindung mit einem …

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Parting with "blue monday": Preferences in home production and consumer responses to innovations

Witt, Ulrich; Woersdorfer, Julia Sophie - 2011

How can economic theory explain the reasons why consumers adopt innovations? Using the example of innovations in washing machines two approaches are compared. The first focuses in the manner of household production theory on changes in constraints without specifying preferences, leading to the...

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Diffusion processes on complex networks

Švarcová, Natálie; Švarc, Petr - 2009

In this paper we apply agent-based methodology on an issue that is fundamental for economic prosperity and growth: the diffusion of innovations. The diffusion of innovations is one of the topics where agent-based simulation is an extremely fruitful method allowing not only the observation of...

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Artificial Intelligence and the clustering of human capital: The risks for Europe

Brey, Björn; Van der Marel, Erik - 2023

Europe trails the global frontier of productivity growth and the region's trend is sluggish. Much prospective economic growth for Europe is likely to come from AI and its adoption by European firms which is projected to shoot up the productivity trend. For such AI-generated growth to work, high...

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Will imitators follow pioneer consumers in the adoption of solar thermal systems? Empirical evidence for North-West Germany

Wörsdorfer, Julia Sophie; Kaus, Wolfhard - 2010

In Germany, solar thermal systems (STS) have only diffused to a minor extent yet. This paper analyzes, which demand side factors are decisive for the further proliferation of this environmentally benign technology. Making use of a consumer survey in North-West Germany in 2007, we examine the...

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Inter- and intra-firm diffusion of technology: the example of e-commerce:an analysis based on Swiss firm-level data

Hollenstein, Heinz; Woerter, Martin - 2007

The paper aims at a joint analysis of inter-firm and intra-firm diffusion of technology, taking as an example E-selling and E-purchasing. The analysis is based on an encompassing model of diffusion, drawn from the literature, which is extended by considering technology-specific obstacles and...

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The decision to adopt internet-based e-commerce: An empirical analysis based on Swiss firm-level data

Hollenstein, Heinz; Wörter, Martin - 2004

The paper aims at explaining empirically the diffusion of E-commerce based on two largescale sample surveys conducted in the Swiss economy. The paper adds to previous work in two ways: firstly, we estimate separate models for E-selling and E-purchasing, and, secondly, we distinguish between...

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Emerging tax issues in the digital economy

Cuenca, Janet S. - 2021

The issues and challenges in taxation in the digital economy stem from the complex and multifaceted nature of the digital economy. Reaching a common understanding and measurement of its size and impact is critical in devising a tax regime for the digital economy. In APEC Secretariat (2019), the...

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Provisions on electronic commerce in regional trade agreements

Monteiro, José-Antonio; Teh, Robert - 2017

This paper reviews the different types of provisions explicitly addressing electronic commerce (e-commerce) in regional trade agreements (RTAs). The analysis covers the 275 RTAs currently in force and notified to the WTO as of May 2017. The analysis shows that e-commerce provisions have become...

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Optimal central bank design: benchmarks for the ECB

Berger, Helge - 2005

The paper discusses key elements of optimal central bank design and applies its findings to the Eurosystem. A particular focus is on the size of monetary policy committees, the degree of centralization, and the representation of relative economic size in the voting rights of regional (or...

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