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Quality of life in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey : Second European Quality of Life Survey
Schuh, Ulrich; Mateeva, Liliana; Gstrein, Michaela - 2011
This report presents comprehensive analysis and policy-relevant findings on the quality of life in three EU candidate countries: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey (the CC3). Findings are based on Eurofound’s second European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS 2007)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368013
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Foundation findings : Soziale Situation von jungen Menschen in Europa ; politischer Kurzbericht zur dritten Erhebung zur Lebensqualität (EQLS)
Europäische Stiftung zur Verbesserung der Lebens- und … - 2014
In diesem politischen Kurzbericht werden die Feststellungen zu einem bestimmten Thema der Europäischen Erhebung zur Lebensqualität (EQLS) beleuchtet, das aus politischer Sicht von besonderem Interesse ist. Es werden die Ergebnisse der Analyse dieser Daten und die Erkenntnisse aus anderen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011291623
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Wealth and Gender in Europe
Sierminska, Eva - 2017
It is well known that both income and wealth are important determinants of house-holds’ economic well-being. Inequality … between women and men have received wide attention in the literature. House-holds’ well-being as measured by wealth, on the … wealth accumulation and to identify the extent of these differences between women and men. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799427
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Experiencing the economic crisis in the EU : Changes in living standards, deprivation and trust
Mikulić, Branislav; Sándor, Eszter; Leoncikas, Tadas - 2012
Results from the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) show comparisons over time of different dimensions of people’s quality of life, including their standard of living. A combined review of indicators from the EQLS and those obtained from the Eurobarometer (for 2009 and 2010) highlights the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011857862
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Living and working in Ireland : A supplement to the Living and Working in Europe overview
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and … - 2009
According to the latest research findings, Ireland has much in common with the wealthier countries of the EU. Survey data from Eurofound give a detailed snapshot of how Irish people live, what their working conditions are like and whether they view their experiences positively or negatively. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894761
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Managing household debts : social service provision in the EU ; Workshop report - Brussels, 25 June 2010
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and … - 2010
Overall, household debt levels have risen sharply over the past decades in EU Member States. While certain levels of … household debts can be beneficial, they can become problematic especially with a sudden, unexpected decrease of incomes or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903923
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Managing household debts : Social service provision in the EU ; Working paper
Dubois, Hans; Anderson, Robert - 2010
Household over-indebtedness is among the causes of the current financial crisis. In turn, the crisis exacerbated both … public and private debt problems. In this paper, household over-indebtedness is broadly defined as the situation where a … household cannot comply with payment requirements – whether it be mortgage, utility or consumer credit payments – on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903924
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Country and sector-specific spillover effects in the euro area, the United States and Japan
Kaltenhaeuser, Bernd - 2003
Within a two-step GARCH framework we explore the linkages between equity returns of ten sectors in the euro area, the United States and Japan, respectively. Our estimation framework allows a distinction to be made between spillover effects originating from one of the three currency areas and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635881
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Identifying fiscal shocks and policy regimes in OECD countries
Arcangelis, Giuseppe de; Lamartina, Serena - 2003
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, for West Germany, France, Italy and US, we econometrically select within a SVAR model some fiscal policy regimes, i.e. a u0094set of rulesu0094 for the implementation of fiscal policies. Second, we identify the fiscal policy shocks related to different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635887
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US, Japan and the euro area
McAdam, Peter - 2003
There has been much discussion of the differences in macroeconomic performance and prospects between the US, Japan and the euro area. Using Markov-switching techniques, in this paper we identify and compare specifically their major business-cycle features and examine the case for a common...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635889