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Current discussions about public and private pension plans often state that the stock market is less risky in the long run than in the short run. Pension plans with their rather long planning horizon are therefore asked to increase the allocation to the stock market. Such statements, however,...
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While there is a broad consensus in the literature that stock ownership is associated with individual characteristics, such as wealth, income, risk preferences, and financial literacy, less is known about the dynamics of stock market participation (SMP). Major fluctuations in SMP are oftentimes...
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This Study is based on the 8th SUERF Lecture given by Alexandre Lamfalussy. Professor Lamfalussy has a long association with SUERF since its creation in 1963. In July 2000 the ECOFIN established the Committee of Wise Men on the Regulation of European Securities Markets under the chairmanship of...
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Given the far-reaching implications of commodity prices for developing countries an understanding of the factors behind recent commodity price developments is crucial. ÖFSE research shows that besides structural changes in fundamental supply and demand conditions, the increasing presence of...
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Gegenstand der Studie ist die Quantifizierung des gleichsam automatischen Einflusses der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung auf einzelne Budgetkomponenten und das Budget insgesamt, um den Effekt einer hypothetischen Änderung in der Entwicklung des Outputs auf das Budget und das Defizit abzuschätzen...
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Die vorliegende Arbeit setzt sich mit dem Thema der Bitcoin als Kapitalanlage auseinander. Damit der Leser ein erforderliches Verständnis für die komplexe Thematik der Kryptowährung aufbaut, wird zunächst auf die Grundkonzeption der Bitcoin eingegangen. Hierbei erfolgt insbesondere eine...
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and China in the Persian Gulf region, in particular in view of US (mis)handling of local conflicts and China's expanding … power vacuum and opportunity for China to edge in. China has expanding economic involvement in the Gulf and has overtaken … the US as the biggest importer of oil from the GCC. With expanding trade, investment and contract work in the Gulf, China …
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China is a rising global power with a growing role and impact on the world's energy markets as well as on the Earth …'s climate system. China pursues its development in an essentially non-confrontational manner, a vision encapsulated by the … notion of peaceful rise which is viewed positively in the world's major capitals. Nevertheless, China's rapid growth …
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