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CAP effects on labour use in agriculture: Evidence from alternative dynamic panel data models

Petrick, Martin; Zier, Patrick - 2010

Our aim is to investigate whether the direct payments and rural development measures of theEU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) do make jobs in agriculture safer. We work with adynamic labour demand equation that is augmented by the full set of policy instruments of theCAP. It is estimated on...

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Monetary and labor policies under market frictions

Christian Merkl - 2007

in East Germany after unification, the existence of unemployment traps, their influence on labor market persistence and …

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Modernization and the fertility transition, Egypt, 1975

Issa, Mahmoud S. Abdou - 1980

This study investigates regional marital fertility differentials in Egypt and their relationship to the level of modernization of the region: defined as economic development and social and cultural change. The intermediate variables (Davis and Blake, 1965) underlying these regional levels and...

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Hybrid Organizations as Agents of Positive Social Change: Bridging the For-profit & Non-profit Divide

Hoffman, Andrew J.; Haigh, Nardia - 2010

This chapter explores the distinctive characteristics of hybrid organizations; a new organizational form that expands our existing categories of organizations by bridging the for-profit and non-profit domains. In particular, we utilize a positive lens to explore the role of hybrids in creating...

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MOTIVE FÜR DEN KAUF EINER HEIZUNG - ERGEBNISSE EINER VERBRAUCHERBEFRAGUNG MIT DEM SCHWERPUNKT "HOLZPELLETHEIZUNGEN"

Decker, Thomas - 2007

Paper prepared for presentation at the 7th Industrieforum PelletsStuttgart (Germany), 10th October 2007 …Compared to other heating markets the wood pellets market is quite young and small in Germany. Nevertheless it is a … within the scope of this project. Therefore people in different parts of Germany have been asked about their heating system …

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Gender Equality in Reconciling Work and Childcare in South Korea

Lee, Kook Hee - 2009

procuring full remuneration throughout the leave period. However, the mandatory maternity leave system in Germany is not an …

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Does Economic Uncertainty Affect the Decision to Bear Children? Evidence from East and West Germany

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Nugent, Jeffrey B. - 2005

of uncertainty measures based on GSOEP data from Eastern (and for comparison purposes also Western) Germany for the years … Eastern Germany during its transition than in Western Germany and had a highly nonlinear effect on the probability of a birth … uncertainty in East Germany in the transition could have contributed significantly to the sharp fall and unusually low level of …

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Interest Rate Pass-Through in Central and Eastern Europe: Reborn from Ashes Merely to Pass Away?

Égert, Balázs; Crespo-Cuaresma, Jesus; Reininger, Thomas - 2006

In this study, we seek to better understand the interest rate pass-through in five Central and Eastern European countries -- the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, the CEE-5. Our pass-through estimates for several retail rates are generally lower than those reported in the...

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Price Promotions and Brand Loyalty: Empirical Evidence for the German Breakfast Cereals Market

Empen, Janine; Loy, Jens-Peter; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2011

Price promotions are important marketing activities for (food) retailers; brand loyalty is a major requisite to foster brands' assets. Several theoretical papers have analyzed the relationship between price promotions and brand loyalty resulting in mixed or perhaps contradictory outcomes; only a...

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Explaining German imports of olive oil: evidence from a gravity model

Kavallari, Aikaterini; Maas, Sarah; Schmitz, P. Michael - 2008

In this study the case of olive oil imports of Germany is examined since olive oil is a traditional Mediterranean … commodity and Germany is the biggest importer in the EU. A gravity model has been employed so as to analyse those factors that … Mediterranean Partner country of the EU has the highest impact on trade flows to Germany, thus supporting further Euromediterranean …

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