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Refereed essays Web of Science
A Neoclassical production function is used to analyse the effects of knowledge spillovers via entrepreneurship on economic performance of 337 German districts. To take the spatial dependence structure of the data into account, a spatial Durbin model was estimated. The importance of the choice of the appropriate weight matrix is highlighted. Positive knowledge spillover effects via entrepreneurship ...
In:
Regional Studies
48 (2014), 5, S. 866-882
| Katharina Pijnenburg, Konstantin A. Kholodilin
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DIW Discussion Papers 1225 / 2012
Monetary policy rules have been considered as fundamental protection against inflation. However, empirical evidence for a correlation between rules and inflation is relatively weak. In this paper, we first discuss likely causes for this weak link and present the argument that monetary commitment is not credible in itself. It can grant price stability best if it is backed by an adequate assignment of ...
2012| Ansgar Belke, Andreas Freytag, Jonas Keil, Friedrich Schneider
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The SOEPnewsletter 97 / July is ready for download! We inform you about: New SOEP 1984-2011 data (v28) - order now! (The data set will be available in late summer.) Test the Beta version of v28 What's new in the SOEP 1984-2011data release (v28) New FAQ entry Documentation on SOEP questionnaires and survey reports Ordering the FiD data (Familien inDeutschland/Families ...
28.06.2012
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Externe Monographien
The overhaul of the German system of old-age provision raises concerns about the future distribution of pension rights. Therefore, it is critical to gain a thorough understanding of the role pension wealth plays in the individual's total wealth holdings, but also what individual-level and institutional factors facilitate or impede successful pension building that allow individuals to retire with a ...
Berlin:
Technische Universität,
2012,
XIV, 334 S.
| Anika Rasner
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Refereed essays Web of Science
Based on brother correlations in permanent earnings for different groups of second generation immigrants, the findings in this paper indicate that cultural background is not a major determinant of the level of intergenerational economic mobility.
In:
Economics Letters
114 (2012), 3, S. 335-337
| Daniel D. Schnitzlein
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Refereed essays Web of Science
This paper examines the impact of outdoor pollution and parental smoking on children's health from birth until the age of three years in Germany. We use representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), combined with five air pollution levels. These data were provided by the Federal Environment Agency and cover theyears 2002-2007. Our work makes two important contributions. First, we ...
In:
Journal of Health Economics
31 (2012), 1, S. 180-196
| Katja Coneus, C. Katharina Spieß
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Refereed essays Web of Science
Children's physical health problems have clear and lasting impacts on a variety of later life outcomes, as a growing body of research has shown. Furthermore, problems such as obesity, motor impairment, and chronic diseases entail high social costs, particularly when childhood health problems carry over into adulthood. This study examines intergenerational relationships between parent and child health ...
In:
Economics and Human Biology
10 (2012), 1, S. 89-97
| Katja Coneus, C. Katharina Spieß
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Refereed essays Web of Science
We investigate the long run relationship between private consumption, disposable income and wealth approximated by equity and house price indices for a panel of 15 industrialized countries. Consumption, income and wealth are cointegrated in their common components. The impact of house prices exceeds the effect arising from equity wealth. The long run vector is broadly in line with the life cycle permanent ...
In:
Portuguese Economic Journal
11 (2012), 1, S. 21-34
| Christian Dreger, Hans-Eggert Reimers
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Refereed essays Web of Science
Survey-based indicators are widely seen as leading indicators for economic activity. As such, consumer confidence might be informative for the future path of private consumption. Although the indicators receive high attention in the media, their forecasting power often appears to be very limited. This paper takes a fresh look at the data that serve as a basis for the consumer confidence indicator (CCI) ...
In:
Journal of Forecasting
32 (2013), 1, S. 10-18
| Christian Dreger, Konstantin A. Kholodilin
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Refereed essays Web of Science
We study the determinants of sovereign bond yield spreads across 10 EMU countries between Q1/1999 and Q1/2010. We apply a semiparametric time-varying coefficient model to identify, to what extent an observed change in the yield spread is due to a shift in macroeconomic fundamentals or due to altering risk pricing. We find that at the beginning of EMU, the government debt level and the general investors' ...
In:
Journal of International Money and Finance
31 (2012), 3, S. 639-656
| Burcu Erdogan, Kerstin Bernoth