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combination of data and of theory caused the RWI Essen and the Statistical Department of the University of Dortmund in January …
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gestellt und von der Real Business Cycle (RBC)-Theorie kurze Zeit später analytisch überwunden. Der empirische Gehalt … Grundgedanken der RBC-Theorie bei der praktischen Konjunkturanalyse, und dies weist auch den Weg in eine fundiertere …
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We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
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The 1/n problem potentially limits the effectiveness of profit sharing in motivating workers. While the economic literature suggests that reciprocity can mitigate this problem, it remains silent on the optimal degree of reciprocity. We present a representative model demonstrating that...
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accepted theory of SWB, set-point theory. This theory holds that adult SWB is stable in the medium and long term, although … temporary fluctuations occur due to life events. Set-point theory has come under increasing criticism in recent years, primarily … explanations which can account for medium and long term change, and not merely stability in SWB. Set-point theory is limited …
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Empirical literature has found evidence in favor of household bargaining models. In contrast to earlier tests that are limited to assignable private goods, we use child preference data in order to extend the empirical evidence on household bargaining to public household goods. In the empirical...
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The present paper develops a general equilibrium model with overlapping generations and endogenous fertility in order to analyze the interaction between public policy and household labor supply and fertility decisions. The model's benchmark equilibrium reflects the current family policy as well...
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Rating variables indicate the extent to which a quality is present, or absent, in a unit of observation. In this paper, we discuss a class of non-linear regression models for rating dependent variables and their estimation by parametric and semiparametric methods. An application to life...
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This research addresses whether geographic diversification provides benefits over industry diversification. In the absence of constraints, no empirical evidence is found to support the argument that country diversification is superior. With short-selling constraints, however, the geographic...
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