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(Mis-)information technology: Internet use and perception of democracy in Africa
Cariolle, Joël; Elkhateeb, Yasmine; Maurel, Mathilde - 2023
, educate, and inform ourselves. Africa, despite having a very low number of fixed-broadband subscriptions for 100 inhabitants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014546861
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The Role of Information for Public Preferences on Education - Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments
Werner, Katharina - 2019
The aim of this doctoral project is an empirical analysis of questions concerning economics of education, in particular education policy. The first key aspect is the relationship between public opinion and the level of information of the population. As part of this, a first research project...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019190
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Human capital and education policy: Evidence from survey data
Grewenig, Elisabeth - 2021
Elisabeth Grewenig prepared this study while she was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institute. The study was completed in March 2021 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the LMU Munich. It consists of five distinct empirical essays that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643580
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Covid-19 in Africa and its impact on the economy
Gern, Klaus-Jürgen; Lück, Ole; Meuchelböck, Saskia - 2021
Die Zahl der Covid-19-Fälle und der damit verbundenen Todesfälle in Afrika wird in den offiziellen Daten erheblich …, dass die Meldelücke im Vergleich zu anderen Weltregionen besonders groß ist, Afrika gleichwohl immer noch relativ gut … abschneidet. Die Autoren stellen fest, dass der Rückgang der wirtschaftlichen Aktivität in Afrika im Jahr 2020 zwar weniger stark …
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Is crowding out of private sector credit inhibiting Africa's growth?
Attout, Ahmed; Baldini, Alfredo; Schmidt, Vivian F. de O.; … - 2022
private sector intensified. Policy support, however, averted a credit crunch. The increase in public debt across Africa due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014506409
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Has immigration contributed to the rise of rightwing extremist parties in Europe?
Edo, Anthony; Giesing, Yvonne - 2020
Alongside a range of already well documented factors such as deindustrialization, technological progress and international trade, a series of recent empirical econometric studies show that immigration has contributed to the rise of extreme right-wing parties in Europe. Our study highlights,...
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How political, spatial, and administrative changes shape the local level: Evidence from municipalities
Dörr, Luisa - 2022
Luisa Dörr prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy. The study was completed in February 2022 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It consists of three distinct empirical essays...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013348131
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Empirical Studies on Public Debt and Fiscal Transfers
Reischmann, Markus Josef - 2016
This volume includes five self-contained chapters in the fields of public debt and fiscal transfer schemes. After an introduction to the topic, chapter 2 shows that the institutional setting of fiscal policy making needs to be considered when assessing the sustainability of fiscal policy. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698353
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School curricula, educational trajectories, and labor market outcomes
Arold, Benjamin W. - 2022
Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institute. The study was completed in March 2022 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the LMU Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013348132
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Determinants and consequences of student test scores: Evidence from international, big, and text data
Sancassani, Pietro - 2023
Pietro Sancassani prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institut. The study was completed in March 2023 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the LMU Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014329722