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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Rise and Decline of the East German Economy, 1949–1988 / Blut, Schweiß, Tränen: Aufstieg und Niedergang der ostdeutschen Wirtschaft, 1949–1988

Blum, Ulrich; Dudley, Leonard - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 220 (2000) 4, pp. 438-452

Summary The rise of the East-German economy in the 1950s and 1960s and its decline in the 1970s and 1980s is difficult to explain by neoclassical economics. However; the observed life cycle may be explained by the inclusion of concepts from old and new institutional economics and from functional...

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The UK Household Sector Demand for Risky Money

Elger, Thomas; Binner, Jane M. - In: Contributions in Macroeconomics 4 (2004) 1

Abstract We compare the empirical performance of a capital certain monetary services index and an index that is extended to contain assets with substantial interest rate risk, such as unit trusts, within a cointegration money demand framework for the UK. Technological changes and innovations...

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Literaturbeitrag / Review Book. Über die Natur und das Wesen des Geldes – J. H. von Thünens unveröffentlichtes Manuskript zur Geldtheorie / The Nature and the Essence of Money – J. H. von Thuenen’s unpublished Manuscript on Monetary Economics

Nellinger, Ludwig - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 234 (2014) 1, pp. 85-110

Summary The economic works of Johann Heinrich von Thuenen include 1,000 unpublished pages of drafts and notes on the basis of which he prepared the second volume of his famous “Isolated State in Relation to Agriculture and Political Economy”. It’s bulk was not made accessible until today....

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Economic uncertainty and money demand stability in Turkey

Azim Özdemir, K.; Saygılı, Mesut - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 3, pp. 314-333

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the inclusion of uncertainty variables in the demand for money function can produce a stable relationship in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – The stability of a money demand function is studied by testing parameter constancy...

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Does dollarization reduce or produce inflation?

Mengesha, Lula G.; Holmes, Mark J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 42 (2015) 3, pp. 358-376

-2008Q4, estimation is based on a vector error correction model together with dynamic ordinary least square. Findings – The …

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What Caused the Great Recession?

Homburg, Stefan - In: Review of Economics 66 (2015) 1, pp. 1-12

Abstract This paper examines five possible explanations for the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009, using data for the United States and the eurozone. Of these five hypotheses, four are not supported by the data, while the fifth appears reasonable.

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Postconflict Monetary Reconstruction

Adam, Christopher; Collier, Paul; Davies, Victor A.B. - In: The World Bank Economic Review 22 (2008) 1, pp. 87-112

During civil wars governments typically resort to inflation to raise revenue. A model of this phenomenon is presented, estimated, and applied to the choices and constraints faced during the postconflict period. The results show that far from there being a fiscal peace dividend, postconflict...

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Optimal choice of k n -records in the extreme value index estimation

El Arrouchi, Mohamed; Imlahi, Abdelouahid - In: Statistics & Decisions 23 (2005) 2, pp. 101-115

Summary We propose an estimate for the index of extreme value distribution which based on k n -record values and show its consistency and asymptotic normality. The problem of specifying the optimal value of k = k n involved in our estimator is investigated. Some simulation results are also...

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Improving the cost estimates of complex projects in the project-based industries

Sridarran, Pournima; Keraminiyage, Kaushal; Herszon, Leon - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 7 (2017) 2, pp. 173-184

. This is a critical issue as it often connects to the main objectives of any project. However, accurate estimation at the … beginning of the project is difficult. Scholars argue that project complexity is a major contributor to cost estimation … inaccuracies. Therefore, recognising the priorities of acknowledging complexity dimensions in cost estimation across similar …

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Risk assessment in a multinational company (MNC) operating in Vietnam: a case study approach

Muthuveloo, Rajendran; Pulenthiran, Ruben; Ping Teoh, Ai - In: Business Strategy Series 14 (2013) 1, pp. 15-23

finding were based on pure estimation. Research limitations/implications – This study is based on a single company and there …

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