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The present study reports on results emerging from the research project «Fertility and Prosperity: Links between Demography and Growth» that was commissioned to the Ifo Institute by Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Familienhilfe e.V., Kirchzarten, in December 2003. The study adopts a two-stage...
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Europe trails the global frontier of productivity growth and the region's trend is sluggish. Much prospective economic growth for Europe is likely to come from AI and its adoption by European firms which is projected to shoot up the productivity trend. For such AI-generated growth to work, high...
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This paper analyzes the distribution of real household incomes and consumption growth in Azerbaijan between 2004 and 2009. Decile-specific price deflators were used to calculate real incomes and consumption dynamics. The analysis, which was based on growth incidence curves, showed that economic...
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Endogenous growth theory assigns an important role for entrepreneurship in the process of economic development. This paper sets to formally test the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth. Entrepreneurship is represented by a number of proxy variables, whereas Total Factor Productivity is...
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Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels ist Deutschland in den nächsten Jahren immer stärker auf Zuwanderung angewiesen, um die Fachkräftebasis zu stabilisieren und die Leistungsfähigkeit der Wirtschaft zu sichern. Dabei erbringen Einwanderer bereits heute einen wichtigen Beitrag. So...
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In dieser Studie wird eine Methodik beschrieben, mit der die Entwicklung von Beschäftigung und Fachkräftemangel fünf Jahre in die Zukunft fortgeschrieben werden kann. Dabei wird angenommen, dass sich die empirisch feststellbaren Trends der jüngeren Vergangenheit unverändert fortsetzen. Die...
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Alterung und Bevölkerungsabnahme werden zu erheblichen Problemen auf den Wohnungsmärkten in dünn besiedelten, ländlich geprägten Regionen führen, die nicht im Umland großer Städte liegen. Es wird zu Wertminderungen bis hin zur Unverkäuflichkeit von Immobilien und zu Gebäudeleerständen...
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Housing and health are critical issues for policymakers and the public. Secure and affordable housing, along with quick access to required health and social care, are considered essential services for the public and are key targets for planners. In Ireland, as in many countries, the need to...
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This memo studies the impact of demographic shifts and income inequality on the evolution of savings rates in Denmark, and compares with evidence from the US. Income inequality has followed similar trends in Denmark as in the US, and savings rates vary in a similar way over the life cycle and...
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