We investigate whether non-cognitive skills - in particular Locus of Control - are important determinants of the labour market processes at the low-wage margin. Based . - on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate dynamic multinomial logit models with random effects and investigate whether Locus of Control . - influences the probability of being higher-paid or low-paid as well as...
Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Jens Stephani
Braga, Portugal,
18.06.2014
- 21.06.2014| 28th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE)
Melanie Schröder, Norma Schmitt
Braga, Portugal,
18.06.2014
- 21.06.2014| 28th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE)
Marcel Fratzscher
Berlin,
16.06.2014
| Sitzung der Studiengruppe für Globalisierung und weltwirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik
Reference price systems for prescription drugs constitute widely adopted cost containment tools. In these systems, patients co-pay a fraction of the difference between a drug’s pharmacy retail price and a reference price that is set by the government. Reference prices are either determined externally (based on drug prices in other countries) or internally (based on domestic drug prices). We study...
Hannes Ullrich
Toulouse, Frankreich,
16.06.2014
| Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization Seminar: Institut d'Economie Industrielle
US shale gas production is generally expected to continue its fast rise. However, a cautious evaluation is needed. Shale gas resource estimates are potentially overoptimistic and it is uncertain to which extent they can be produced economically. Moreover, the adverse environmental effects of ever more wells to be drilled may lead to a fall in public acceptance and a strengthening of regulation....
Philipp M. Richter
New York, USA,
15.06.2014
- 18.06.2014| Energy and the Economy: 37th IAEE International Conference
Marcel Fratzscher
Istanbul, Türkei,
13.06.2014
- 14.06.2014| Monetary Policy and Financial Stability In Emerging Markets: Conference of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Central Bank of Turkey