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The aim of the Panel Study 'Labour Market and Social Security' (PASS) is to provide a database which allows analysing the dynamics of welfare benefits receipt after the introduction of the Unemployment Benefits II in Germany in 2005. This entails the take up and ending of benefits receipt as...
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This paper examines the key elements of the expert interview as a method of data generation. First, its characteristics … are settled in order to classify this specific type of interview within the range of interview - techniques in general … flow of an expert interview including the different phases from prearrangement to data evaluation and especially the …
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This paper examines the key elements of the quantitative content analysis developed by the scientist Philip Mayring as a method of data evaluation. First, the circular research process is presented to explain the application of this method for scientific interviews in student theses. The content...
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For papers to have scientific impact, they need to impress our peers in their role as referees, journal editors, and members of conference committees. Does better writing help our papers make it past these gatekeepers? In this study, we estimate the effect of writing quality by comparing how 30...
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Nobel laureates in economics make their most important and creative contributionsbetween the ages of 29 and 38. The average creative age of Nobel economists is slightly belowthat of laureates in physics, and considerably younger than that of laureates in chemistry andmedicine/physiology. The...
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This paper analyzes the potential of written assignments for the learning process of MBA students. Some of the challenges faced by MBA programs are discussed, and a contrast is made between the "passive" and "active" learning approaches. The paper details some of the difficulties students have...
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