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Evaluating regional cuts in the payroll tax from a firm perspective
Månsson, Jonas; Quoreshi, A. M. M. Shahiduzzaman - 2012
Cuts in payrolls taxes as a regional support measure is used throughout Europe. In this study we address some of the shortcomings in previous evaluations. A first shortcoming concerns expected outcomes. Most evaluation focus employment impacts and there are from previous research few indications...
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'Should I stay or should I go?' : a case study on young women leaving rural Sweden : paper prepared for the 52nd Anniversary European Congress of the Regional Science Association I...
Rauhut, Daniel; Johansson, Mats - 2012
some rural regions in Sweden. This paper is a spin-off product from the ESPON-project SEMIGRA - Selective Migration and … usually mentioned as main reasons why remote and economically weak regions are affected by selective out-migration and … Unbalanced Sex Ratio in Rural Regions - and aims to analyse the out-migration of young women from the rural Swedish region …
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Regional dynamics of insurances in Romania : 50th anniversary European Congress of the Regional Science Association International, 19-23 August 2010, Jönköping, Sweden
Constantinescu, Dan; Rotaru, Constantin; Jula, … - 2010
In the paper we analyze the economic, social, cultural, institutional and political factors that determine regional demand for services like "insurance". As economic factors, we analyze the impact of non-governmental credit over the insurance market. Development of an econometric model is based...
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The geography of creative industries in Europe : comparing France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain : ERSA 2010 Congress, 19th - 23rd August 2010, Jönköping, Sweden
Boix, Rafael; Lazzeretti, Luciana; Capone, Francesco; … - 2010
The creative economy is a holistic and multidisciplinary concept that deals with the interaction between economics, culture and technology, and centred on the production of creative contents in goods and services. One of the most relevant dimensions of creativity is the territorial one. Despite...
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The place marketing concept of rural towns in Northern Sweden : what ist the unique selling point? : a paper prepared for the 53rd European Congress of Regional Science Internation...
Rauhut Kompaniets, Olga; Rauhut, Daniel - 2013
condition for an effective promotion of 75 rural towns in the seven northernmost regions in Sweden. The paper presents reasons …The place marketing concept is one of the popular concepts to analyze and promote countries, regions, cities and towns … for using the place marketing concept by rural towns in Northern Sweden. Also it contains features of the place marketing …
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Child poverty in a regional perspective : a study of Sweden 1990 and 2010 : a paper prepared for the 53rd European Congress of Regional Science International, 27-31 August 2013, Pa...
Rauhut, Daniel; Lingärde, Svante - 2013
When welfare is analysed in Sweden the analysis is usually made at the national level; when the analysis is not done on … Sweden 1990 and 2010 in a regional perspective. A multivariate cross-section OLS regression model will be used to estimate … regional perspective. This study uses data collected from Statistics Sweden (SCB), the National Board of Health and Welfare …
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The State and Consumer Confidence in Eco-Labeling : Organic Labeling in Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States
Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar; Daugbjerg, Carsten - 2013
US, United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden, the analysis shows that confidence is highest in countries with substantial …
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Parental benefits and mothers' labor market outcomes in the medium run : conference paper
Kluve, Jochen; Schmitz, Sebastian - 2014 - This version: 1 August 2014
Increasing mothers labor supply is a key policy challenge in many OECD countries. Germany recently introduced a generous parental benefit that allows for strong consumption smooth- ing after childbirth and, by taking into account opportunity costs of childbearing, incentivizes working women to...
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The causal effects of an intensified curriculum on cognitive skills : evidence from a natural experiment
Andrietti, Vincenzo - 2016
This paper exploits a unique universal educational policy - implemented in most German states between 2001 and 2008 - that compressed the academic-track high school curriculum into a (one year) shorter time span, thereby increasing time of instruction and share of curriculum taught per grade....
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Importance of early snowfall for Swedish ski resorts : evidence based on monthly data
Falk, Martin; Hagsten, Eva - 2015
influencing the demand for skiing in Sweden are not fully disentangled. One hypothetical explanation is the cost of skiing …
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