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Wirtschaftslage und Reformprozesse in den Ländern Zentralasiens unter dem Einfluss des Afghanistankriegs
Albrecht, Jutta; Huber, Gerhard; Osterkamp, Rigmar; … - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der …
Der Bericht befasst sich mit der Wirtschaftslage und den Reformprozessen nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September in den …
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Central Bank Intervention and Exchange Rate Expectations: Evidence from the Daily DM/US-Dollar Exchange Rate
Reitz, Stefan - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2002
bank intervention on exchange rates. Within a heterogeneous expectations exchange rate model intervention operations are … to daily US-dollar/DEM forward rates and intervention data of the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Federal Reserve from 1979 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059033
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A model to evaluate and to optimize the spatial impact of the investments in urban regeneration
Cervelló Royo, Cervelló Royo , Roberto; García del … - In: INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH (2010) 17, pp. 125-138
intervention locations, an impact index is put forward. The spatial distribution of these impact indexes in the interventions’ area … situations, a measure of the intervention process and its impact can be obtained. …
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Truth-telling and trust in sender–receiver games with intervention: an experimental study
Gurdal, Mehmet; Ozdogan, Ayca; Saglam, Ismail - In: Review of Economic Design 18 (2014) 2, pp. 83-103
robust to the random intervention of a truthful regulator. In addition, intervention significantly increases the excessive … intervention. We offer a theoretical explanation for the behavior of senders and receivers, using a logit agent quantal response … of this model. Moreover, we find that the lying cost is significantly higher under intervention, implying that truthful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010994711
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Results of a Study to Increase Savoring the Moment: Differential Impact on Positive and Negative Outcomes
Hurley, Daniel; Kwon, Paul - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 13 (2012) 4, pp. 579-588
. This study tested a group savoring the moment intervention to increase positive outcomes and decrease negative outcomes … over 2 weeks. The sample consisted of 193 undergraduate students who completed both sessions (94 intervention and 99 … control condition). The intervention group experienced significant decreases in self-reported depressive symptoms and negative …
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Ageing, Leisure, and Social Connectedness: How could Leisure Help Reduce Social Isolation of Older People?
Toepoel, Vera - In: Social Indicators Research 113 (2013) 1, pp. 355-372
This study investigates the relation between leisure activities and the social status of the elderly based on a heterogeneous sample of the Dutch population. Close relationships are also analyzed to identify which people could serve as successful stimulators of leisure participation. The social...
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Causal effects of mathematics
Falch, Torberg; Nyhus, Ole Henning; Strom, Bjarne - Institutt for Samfunnsøkonomi, Norges … - 2013
This paper exploits that students at age 16 in Norway are randomly selected into one compulsory exit exam in either mathematics or languages. A few days before the actual exam day, the students are notified about exam subject. The students have an intensive preparation period, and preparation in...
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Effects of a school readiness intervention for children in foster care on oppositional and aggressive behaviors in kindergarten
Pears, Katherine C.; Kim, Hyoun K.; Fisher, Philip A. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 34 (2012) 12, pp. 2361-2366
intervention, the Kids In Transition to School (KITS) Program, designed to increase literacy, social, and self-regulation skills in … children before kindergarten entry. One hundred two children were randomly assigned to the KITS intervention and 90 were … had received the intervention had significantly lower levels of oppositional and aggressive behaviors in the classroom …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010875017
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A general framework for analysing endogenous trade divergences
Walsh, Patrick - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1991
theory and the traditional analysis of export policy. The source of the trade divergence, the motive for intervention and the … shifting? or on a ?terms of trade improvement? as a motive for trade intervention are misleading. …
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Exchange Rates in Target Zones - Evidence from the Danish Krone
Taylor, Mark P.; Reitz, Stefan - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
intervention policy of intra-marginal operations successfully managed an informal target zone in the foreign exchange market. …
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