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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Severance pay often results from a bargain between the firm and the employee to avoid or terminate a legal conflict. We theoretically investigate how income taxation affects these negotiations. Using panel data from West Germany and exploiting a change in tax law in 1999, we find that a higher income tax on severance pay reduces the probability of obtaining it and - in some specifications - also lowers ...
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Labour Economics
16 (2009), 1, S. 107-118
| Laszlo Goerke, Markus Pannenberg
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
We apply the EMF 23 study design to simulate the effects of the reference case and the scenarios to European natural gas supplies to 2025. We use GASMOD, a strategic several-layer model of European natural gas supply, consisting of upstream natural gas producers, traders in each consuming European country (or region), and final demand. Our model results suggest rather modest changes in the overall ...
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The Energy Journal
(2009), Special Issue, S. 137-150
| Franziska Holz, Christian von Hirschhausen, Claudia Kemfert
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
The increase in liquefied natural gas trade has accelerated the integration of previously segmented markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. This paper provides evidence on the integration of the transatlantic natural gas market; it thus complements other papers in the EMF 23 study that focus on prices and international natural gas trade. We test the theoretical proposition that in integrating markets ...
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The Energy Journal
(2009), Special Issue, S. 187-200
| Anne Neumann
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
This paper presents results of simulating a more collusive behavior of a group of natural gas producing and exporting countries, sometimes called GASPEC. We use the World Gas Model, a dynamic, strategic representation of world gas production, trade, and consumption between 2005 and 2030. In particular, we simulate a closer cooperation of the GASPEC countries when exporting pipeline gas and liquefied ...
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The Energy Journal
(2009), Special Issue, S. 97-117
| Ruud Egging, Franziska Holz, Christian von Hirschhausen, Steven A. Gabriel
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes of natives are to be considered. Design/methodology/approach - Employing newly available ...
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International Journal of Manpower
30 (2009), 1/2, S. 5-14
| Amelie Constant, Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of naturalization of non-EU immigrant household heads with a fresh look at the role of integration and ethnicity. Design/methodology/approach - Employing data on immigrant household heads from the German Socioeconomic Panel differentiation is made among those who already have been naturalized, those who plan to take citizenship, and those ...
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International Journal of Manpower
30 (2009), 1/2, S. 70-82
| Amelie Constant, Liliya Gataullina, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
The global financial crisis has also hit Eastern Europe. Since the liberalisation and privatisation of the financial markets in the European Union's eastern states, the importance of the banking sector has grown, and the integration of these young financial markets in the global financial system has increased. The consequence is a greater vulnerability to crises. The new EU members cannot give sweeping ...
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Osteuropa
58 (2008), 12, S. 25-40
| Hella Engerer
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Russia's oil and natural gas exports are of great importance for Europe's energy supplies. The future extent and direction of supplies will depend on Russia's energy policy as well as its export strategies. The amount of exports mentioned in prognoses can only be achieved if energy efficiency in Russia increases, coal replaces natural gas, price controls are eliminated, and considerable investments ...
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Osteuropa
58 (2008), 11, S. 111-127
| Hella Engerer
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
The extension of publicly provided or subsidized child care is currently one of the priorities of the political agenda in many European countries. In this article, the excess demand for subsidized child care slots in Germany is estimated using a partial observability model. The results show that there is considerable excess demand for child care for children aged less than 3 years in East and West ...
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Applied Economics
40 (2008), 10, S. 1217-1228
| Katharina Wrohlich
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
The objective of our paper is to analyze the prospects for LNG development in the US. In particular, we discuss LNG investment projects with respect to natural gas supply and demand, existing transmission infrastructure, and competing pipeline projects. At the same time potential competition between natural gas and coal in power generation is taken into account. We conclude that in the mid-term, LNG ...
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Energy Policy
36 (2008), 8, S. 3160-3168
| Sophia Rüster, Anne Neumann