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Euro Area Inflation Persistence
Batini, Nicoletta - 2021
This paper presents evidence on the lag between monetary policy actions and the response of inflation in the euro area … regime thereafter. Results based on alternative definitions of inflation persistence support these findings, although, they … suggest that a drop in German inflation persistence and a shift in the mean of inflation - particularly in Italy and France …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320116
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Interest Rate Spreads as Predictors of German Inflation and Business Cycles
Ivanova, Detelina; Lahiri, Kajal; Seitz, Franz - 1999
We have studied the comparative performance of a number of interest rate spreads as predictors of the German inflation … three of the interest rate differentials also foreshadowed the long swings in the German inflation rate remarkably well with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195920
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Public Support for Retirement Income Reform
Hicks, Peter - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096786
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Do norms on contribution behavior affect intrinsic motivation? : field-experimental evidence from Germany
Boyer, Pierre C.; Dwenger, Nadja; Rincke, Johannes - 2016
This paper studies how imposing norms on contribution behavior affects individuals' intrinsic motivation. We consider the church levy, which the Catholic Church in Germany collects as a charitable donation, despite the fact that the levy is legally a tax. We design a randomized field experiment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509266
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Climate change adaptation strategies within the framework of the German "Energiewende" : is there a need for government interventions and legal obligations?
Groth, Markus; Cortekar, Jörg - 2014
The option of adapting to climate change is becoming more important in climate change policy. Hence, responding to climate change now involves both mitigation to address the cause and adaptation as a response to already ongoing or expected changes. These changes are also of relevance for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426488
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Using life satisfaction and happiness data for environmental valuation : an experienced preference approach
Ferreira, Susana; Moro, Mirko; Welsch, Heinz - 2024
A growing literature in economics uses subjective well-being data collected in surveys as a proxy for utility. Environmental economists have combined these data with the public goods experienced by respondents using a novel non-market valuation approach: the experienced preference approach. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454771
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Regional deprivation and populism : evidence from Germany and the U.S.
Bayerlein, Michael - 2022
A widely held view is that increasing globalisation and inequality are fostering support for populist actors. Surprisingly, when focusing on Germany and the U.S., populist voting is highest in less globalised regions with rather equal income distributions. Addressing this puzzle, I ask how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013336271
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Sharing competences : the impact of local institutional settings on voter turnout
Michelsen, Claus; Bönisch, Peter; Rosenfeld, Martin T. W. - 2010
Institutions are common predictors of voter turnout. Most research in this field focuses on cross-country comparisons of voting systems, like the impact of compulsory voting or registration systems. Fewer efforts have been devoted to understand the role of local institutions and their impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009127460
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Systeme Der Sozialen Sicherung in Ägypten : Entwicklungstendenzen, Erfahrungen Anderer Geber Und Ansatzpunkte Für Die Deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (Social Protection in Egyp...
Loewe, Markus - 2013
This paper analyses Egypt's social protection systems. It asks why poverty is so widespread and why – despite the country's numerous sophisticated social protection systems - social risks are a major contributing factor to poverty in Egypt. It concludes that reforms are due. The existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086679
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Die fiskalische Bilanz eines Kindes im deutschen Steuer- und Sozialsystem : Studie im Auftrag der Robert Bosch Stiftung
Werding, Martin; Hofmann, Herbert - 2005
Die vorliegende Studie wurde im Auftrag der Robert Bosch Stiftung im ifo Arbeitsbereich "Sozialpolitik und Arbeitsmärkte" erstellt und im Juni 2005 abgeschlossen, um die Arbeit der von der Bosch Stiftung initiierten Kommission "Familie und demographischer Wandel" zu unterstützen. Gegenstand...
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