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Combining Energy Networks: The Impact of Europe's Natural Gas Network on Electricity Markets until 2050

Abrell, Jan; Gerbaulet, Clemens; Holz, Franziska; … - 2013

The interdependence of electricity and natural gas is becoming a major energy policy and regulatory issue in all jurisdictions around the world. The increased role of gas fired plants in renewable-based electricity markets and the dependence on gas imports make this issue particular striking for...

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Your Next of Kin or your Own Career? Caring and Working among the 50+ of Europe

Bolin, K.; Lindgren, B.; Lundborg, P. - 2007

outcomes of providing informal care to one’s elderly parent(-s) among the 50+ of Europe. Data from SHARE (Survey of Health …, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) was used to examine the association between, on the one hand, hours of informal care … and the number of hours worked, respectively, of informal-care provision was found to be stronger in central Europe than …

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Self-Employment around Retirement Age

Hochguertel, Stefan - 2010

This paper uses panel data from the pan-European SHARE survey to study labor market behavior of older male self-employed vis-a-vis wage employed workers. We find the self-employed to work longer hours, to be more flexible in their hours allocation, and to retire later in all countries. We relate...

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Revealed Competition for Greenfield Investments between European Regions

Burger, Martijn J.; van der Knaap, Bert; Wall, Ronald S. - 2012

In the modern economy, cities are assumed to be in fierce competition over attracting foreign investments in leading sectors of the world economy. Despite the rich theoretical discourse on these 'wars', it remains unclear which territories are competing with each other over which types of...

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The State of University Policy for Progress in Europe

Hoareau, Cécile; Ritzen, Jo; Marconi, Gabriele - 2012

governments' policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are 'empowering …, indicating a relative cohesion in Europe. Yet, substantial variations exist in terms of higher education policy in Europe, each …

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Can the University Save Europe?

Ritzen, Jo - 2012

Higher education is in the position to save Europe by rendering a substantial contribution to sustainable economic …

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Books are forever: Early life conditions, education and lifetime earnings in Europe

Brunello, Giorgio; Weber, Guglielmo; Weiss, Christoph T. - 2012

We estimate the effect of education on lifetime income in Europe, by distinguishing between individuals who lived in …

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The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2012

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health education gradient by distinguishing between short-run and long-run mediating effects: while in the former only behaviors in the immediate past are taken into account, in the latter we consider the entire history of behaviors....

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Forced structural convergence in the eurozone: Or a differentiated European monetary community

Scharpf, Fritz W. - 2016

Im Zuge der europäischen Integration haben nationale Gewerkschaften in Europa die Dachorganisation des Europäischen …

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Years of Schooling, Human Capital and the Body Mass Index of European Females

Brunello, Giorgio; Fabbri, Daniele; Fort, Margherita - 2010

We find that the protective effect of years of schooling on the BMI of European females is non negligible, but smaller than the one recently found for the US. By using individual standardized cognitive tests instead of years of schooling as the measure of education we show that the current focus...

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