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Deutschland liegt bei den Arbeitskosten für die Privatwirtschaft mit 29 Euro pro Arbeitsstunde weiterhin im Mittelfeld … der EU-Staaten - an siebter Stelle. Auch 2009 sind die Arbeitskosten in der Bundesrepublik mit einem Plus von 2 … deutschen Arbeitskosten in der Frühphase der Wirtschaftskrise, verursacht durch Arbeitszeitverkürzung und Kurzarbeit, hat sich …
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Ein Grund für die anhaltende Eurokrise sind die unterschiedliche Entwicklung der durchschnittlichen Lohnkosten pro Outputeinheit und ihre Auswirkung auf die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Der Beitrag betrachtet die unterschiedliche Entwicklung der Lohnstückkosten der letzten 20 Jahre in...
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Real exchange rates are quite persistent. Standard unit root tests are not very powerful in drawing a conclusion regarding the validity of purchasing power parity [PPP]. Rather than asking if PPP holds throughout the whole sample period, we examine if PPP holds sometimes by employing...
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Real exchange and interest rates may still fluctuate inside the EMU and give rise to changes in competitiveness. We find, in contrast to what is generally expected, no convergence in these variables after the introduction of the euro. On the contrary, a divergence is found that is extraordinary...
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Inflation differentials within European Monetary Union (EMU) are increasingly seen as exerting adverse effects on the price competitiveness of member countries' firms and – given the common monetary policy within EMU – as being detrimental to euro-area economies, in particular to those with...
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We provide a simple theoretical model to explain the mechanism whereby privatization of international airports can improve welfare. The model consists of a downstream (airline) duopoly with two inputs landings at two airports) and two types of consumers. The airline companies compete...
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This paper analyzes the situation in which a national government introduces environmental regulations. Within the framework of an international duopoly with environmental regulations, this paper shows that an environmental tax imposed by the government in the home country can induce a foreign...
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