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Municipal finance and governance in Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, and Hungary
Nam, Chang Woon; Parsche, Rüdiger; Reichl, Bettina - 2001
The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities belonging to these countries. Although the degree of...
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Selviytymistä vai suorituskykyä? Terveydenhuolto organisoinnin, tiedonhallinnan ja henkilökunnan kannalta
Kauhanen, Antti; Kulvik, Martti; Maijanen, Sirpa; … - 2013
This report is an overview to the presentations and discussions in the seminar Survival or performance? Healthcare viewed through organization, information management, and personnel held on 3.9.2012. The seminar provided an interdisciplinary forum for the question how the health care system may...
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Wie steht es um Deutschlands Krankenhausinfrastruktur? Überblick und internationaler Vergleich
Kochskämper, Susanna - 2020
In diesem Report werden Daten zum Stand der Krankenhausinfrastruktur in Deutschland - auch im Vergleich zu anderen …. Es zeigt sich, dass Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich eine hohe Krankenhausbettendichte hat, auch im Bereich der … is that Germany has a high hospital bed density in comparison to other countries, also in the field of intensive and …
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Determinants of Obtaining Formal and Informal LTC across European Countries
Styczynska, Izabela; Sowa, Agnieszka - 2011
The aim of this paper is to identify patterns of utilization of formal and informal long term care (LTC) across European countries and discuss possible determinants of demand for different types of care. Specific research questions are of the volume of different types of care and conditions...
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The Gini Trade Index: What can we learn from a new trade indicator?
Cernat, Lucian - 2024
This Policy Brief introduces the Gini Trade Index (GTI) as a new trade synthetic key performance indicator capable of capturing the different distribution of trade values across firm characteristics and across countries. The new indicator replicates the well-known features of the traditional...
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Regulating the working conditions of platform work: What can we learn from EU member states?
Guinea, Oscar; Sisto, Elena; du Roy, Oscar - 2024
This Policy Brief offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the regulatory frameworks governing platform work …
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Who benefits from big government? A life satisfaction approach
Knoll, Bodo; Pitlik, Hans - 2014
Which impact does government size have on life satisfaction, and how do effects of bigger government differ between income groups in society? Previous studies typically employed country averages and thus neglect possibly heterogeneous happiness effects between income groups. The paper addresses...
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Transition Town Initiativen im deutschsprachigen Raum: Ein systematischer Überblick über Vorkommen, Schwerpunkte und Einfluss auf die Energiewende vor Ort
Krehl, Stefan - 2015
Klimawandel, Verknappung der Ressourcen, peak oil, die Sorge um unsere Lebensgrundlagen und deren Erhaltung und die Notwendigkeit zur Energiewende, sind Themen, die die Transition Town Initiativen antreiben, auf eine Veränderung der bisherigen ressourcen- und energieintensiven Lebens- und...
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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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Infrastructure, institutions and identity - Determinants of regional development: Empirical evidence from Germany
Gäbler, Stefanie - 2020
Stefanie Gäbler prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy. The study was completed in March 2020 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It consists of six distinct empirical essays...
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