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This paper deals with a cross section analysis of local compensation payments to farmers for their provision of landscape amenities in alpine tourist communities. These payments can be interpreted as the outcomes of Coasian negotiations. Based on Austrian data we empirically identify the...
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We analyze the expected effects of building a rail tunnel between Lyon and Turin on i) the market shares of the established and the new suppliers, and ii) consumer surplus. The prospective project consists of a 53km rail tunnel providing freight shippers with a new alpine path. We calibrate an...
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We investigate the sensitivity of consumer surplus estimates to parametric assumptions on individual preference heterogeneity in a discrete choice framework. We compare results from a parametric random coefficients logit model and a recently proposed nonparametric sieve estimator. In particular,...
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Die vorliegende Studie thematisiert die Netzwerke „Allianz in den Alpen“ und das „Klimabündnis Österreich“, die … „Allianz in den Alpen“ sowie das „Klimabündnis Österreich“ näher beleuchtet (Entstehung, Ziele, Strukturen, Finanzierung und … problemorientierte Netzwerke bezeichnet werden: Während die „Allianz in den Alpen“ sich dezidiert auf die besonderen Probleme des …
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Trotz der großen Bedeutung des Tourismus für die regionale Entwicklung durch seine Rolle als Wirtschaftsfaktor und Arbeitgeber gerade in ländlichen, strukturschwächeren Räumen wird der Tourismus im neuen Bayerischen Landesentwicklungsprogramm kaum mehr erwähnt. Als Ersatz soll das...
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During the 90s the increase in health spending which compared to the overall growth had taken place at a rather rapid pace experienced a worldwide slow-down. In relation to overall economic growth and the expansion of other countries' health care systems, Austria's system grew below average- a...
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Austria is among the very few countries in the European Union which have managed to maintain comparatively low unemployment rates and high employment rates. In international comparison Austrian unemployment is very stable over the business cycle. This is mainly due to the high sensitivity of the...
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The paper uses the Johansen cointegration approach to analyse long-run pricing strategies of pork and chicken retailers in Austria. Long-run retail pricing strategy is found to be dependent on market share and price elasticity of demand for product. A combination of mark-up pricing strategy for...
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Based on Austria's fiscal stance in 1995, we compute the generational accounts for currently living as well as future generations. The results reveal the existence of an enormous intergenerational imbalance in favor of currently living generations. Total public sector liabilities may be more...
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In der Diskussion um die berufliche Gleichstellung der Geschlechter spielt die bedingte Chancengleichheit eine wichtige Rolle. Bei gleichen Ausgangsbedingungen sollten Frauen wie Männern die gleichen Karrieremöglichkeiten offen stehen. Die Analyse der Karrieren von 43 Absolventinnen und 51...
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