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We study the effect of cultural ties on economic exchange using a novel measure for cultural identity: dialects. We evaluate linguistic micro-data from a unique language survey conducted between 1879 and 1888 in about 45,000 German schools. The recorded geography of dialects comprehensively...
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The paper offers theoretical and empirical evaluations of the 1997 German tax reform from the viewpoint of international tax competition. Has Germany done the right thing to improve its competitive position? To answer this question the paper distinguishes between investment whose return is taxed...
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Earlier study has shown that procrastination can be explained by quasi-hyperbolic discounting. We present a model of effort choice over time that shifts the focus from completion of to performance on a single task. We find that being aware of the own self-control problems may reduce a person’s...
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In jüngster Zeit wird in der politischen Diskussion heftig über den Finanzausgleich gestritten. Wo liegen die Schwächen des bestehenden Systems? Wie kann eine Reform aussehen?
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Der Föderalismuskommission ist es Ende letzten Jahres nicht gelungen, ein gemeinsames Reformkonzept vorzulegen. Welche Themen waren in der Diskussion? Woran scheiterte die Kommission? Welche Themenfelder sollten bei einer Wiederaufnahme der Gespräche bearbeitet werden?
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Latin American economic development has been perceived as a puzzle. The region has trailed most other world regions over the past half century despite relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle, however, can be resolved by considering educational achievement, a...
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Gegenwärtig wird eine Abschaffung bzw. Einschränkung der 620-DM-Beschäftigungsverhältnisse diskutiert. Dr. Clemens Fuest und Professor Bernd Huber analysieren die möglichen Auswirkungen für den Arbeitsmarkt und das Sozialsystem und schlagen alternativ eine beschäftigungsfreundliche Reform...
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