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Die Einkommensverteilung : eine wichtige Größe für die Konjunkturprognose
Fichtner, Ferdinand; Junker, Simon; Schwäbe, Carsten - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 22, pp. 3-10
Einkommenszuwächse sind also vor allem den Bevölkerungsteilen zugute gekommen, die besonders viel sparen. Hätten sich Lohn- und …
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The effect of stock market wealth on private consumption in Zimbabwe
Bindu, Samuel; Chigusiwa, Lloyd; Mazambani, D.; … - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 4 (2011) 2, pp. 125-142
The study seeks to examine stock market wealth effects on private non-durable consumption for Zimbabwean households using quarterly data from 1994(1) to 2008(2). The bounds testing approach to cointegration is employed to test the long run relationship between stock market wealth and...
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The welfare cost of external habits : a quantitative assessment
Gómez, Manuel A. - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 1, pp. 5-26
This paper quantifies the welfare cost of consumption externalities in an endogenous growth model with habit formation. Agent’s utility depends on both current consumption and a reference consumption level determined by economy-wide average past consumption. Although utility may be lower in...
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The relationship between savings and economic growth in countries with different level of economic development
Misztal, Piotr - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 7 (2011) 2, pp. 17-29
The aim of this paper is to analyze the cause and effect relationship between economic growth and savings in advanced … the existence of one-way casual relationship between gross domestic savings and gross domestic product in the case of … relationship between gross domestic product and gross domestic savings both in developed economies and developing and transition …
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The use of behavioral finance in the wealth management process
Opolski, Krzysztof; Potocki, Tomasz - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 7 (2011) 4, pp. 55-65
Management services. -- wealth management ; behavioral finance ; heuristics ; prospect theory ; bounded rationality …
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Wege zu einem höheren Wachstumspfad
Bach, Stefan; Baldi, Guido; Bernoth, Kerstin; Bremer, Björn - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 26, pp. 6-17
term. At the same time, the savings rate in Germany is one of the highest by international standards. As evidenced by the … enormous current account surpluses of up to seven percent in 2012, most of the savings went abroad, however, rather than being …
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El estado de salud de los uruguayos
Rossi, Ianina; Tellechea, Fernanda; Tramontin, Fiorella; … - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 1, pp. 73-96
In this paper we analyze the links between health status (measured by selfreported illness occurrence) and individuals’ socioeconomic situation. Using the annual households surveys of Uruguay for the period 1991 to 2000, we compute probit models and find that men, unmarried, young people,...
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Los determinantes de la elección de AFP en Chile : nueva evidencia a partir de datos individuales
Berstein Jáuregui, Solange; Cabrita Felix, Carolina - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 1, pp. 53-72
This article is the first one to use individual data to analyze the demand for AFP in Chile. This study implements panel data techniques which allow us to estimate the switch probability of an AFP customer. Results confirm the fundamental role of sales agents, which was already suggested by...
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Steigende EEG-Umlage : unerwünschte Verteilungseffekte können vermindert werden
Neuhoff, Karsten; Bach, Stefan; Diekmann, Jochen; … - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 41, pp. 3-12
Die EEG-Umlage, die Stromverbraucher für die Förderung von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien zahlen müssen, wird im Jahr 2013 stark steigen. Dadurch erhöht sich der Anteil der Ausgaben für Strom an den Konsumausgaben privater Haushalte von durchschnittlich rund 2,3 Prozent im Jahr 2011 und...
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Milk consumer’s preferences in urban Albania
Kapaj, Ana; Halbrendt, Catherine Chan; Deci, Eda; … - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 3, pp. 197-215
Currently agriculture in Albania makes up about 23% of GDP (MoAFCP 2008a). The dairy industry, and along with it the milk collection system, are still in the course of modernizing structures and technologies. As milk is a very important component of the Albanians diet, this study explores...
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