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Economic disparity between ethnic groups is sometimes supposed to be the main driver of ethnic conflict. Understanding the extent and the sources of such disparity is then important to help formulate policies that aim at avoiding further conflict. This paper analyzes economic disparity between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan. These groups were involved in violent clashes in the recent past. ...
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Journal of Comparative Economics
42 (2014), Iss. 4, S. 970-982
| Damir Esenaliev, Susan Steiner
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We investigate how prenatal economic fluctuations affected birth weight in Argentina during the period from January 2000 to December 2005 and document its procyclicality. We find evidence that the birth weight of children born to low-educated (less than high school) mothers is sensitive to macroeconomic fluctuations during both the first and third trimesters of pregnancy, while those of high-educated ...
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The Review of Economics and Statistics
96 (2014), 3, S. 550-562
| Carlos Bozzoli, Climent Quintana-Domeque
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We study how international migration changes the private transfers made between households in the migrant sending communities of developing countries. A priori, it is indeterminate whether migration and remittances strengthen or weaken the degree of private transfers in these communities. From a policy perspective, public income redistribution programs would have an important role to play if migration ...
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Journal of Comparative Economics
43 (2015), S. 690-705
| Tanika Chakraborty, Bakhrom Mirkasimov, Susan Steiner
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Other-regarding preferences in adults have been examined in depth in the literature. Research has shown that spiteful preferences play a crucial role in the development of human large-scale cooperation. However, there is little evidence of the factors explaining spiteful behavior in children. We investigate the relationship between children’s cognitive skills and spiteful behavior in a sample of 214 ...
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Journal of Economic Psychology
45 (2014), S. 154-167
| Elisabeth Bügelmayer, C. Katharina Spieß
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Based on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the Socio-economic Panel, we study the class mobility of three concurrent generations in the U.S. and Germany. We find that, in both countries, the grandfathers’ class is directly associated with their grandchildren's social position. We propose three possible mechanisms which could explain the observed multigenerational mobility patterns. First, ...
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Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
35 (2014), S. 35-42
| Florian R. Hertel, Olaf Groh-Samberg
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One of the central debates surrounding the design of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme is the approach to address carbon leakage concerns. Correctly identifying the economic activities exposed to the risk of carbon leakage represents the first step in mitigating the risk effectively. This paper assesses the robustness of the quantitative assessment criteria used by the European Commission ...
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Environmental & Resource Economics
60 (2015), 1, S. 99-124
| Misato Sato, Karsten Neuhoff, Verena Graichen, Katja Schumacher, Felix Matthes
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According to the literature on traditional banking, lenders often discriminate against female borrowers. However, studies of Peer-to-Peer lending in the United States find that female borrowers have better chances of obtaining funds than do males. We provide evidence on the success of female borrowers at a large German peer-to-peer lending platform. Our results show that there is no effect of gender ...
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German Economic Review
15 (2014), 4, S. 436-452
| Nataliya Barasinska, Dorothea Schäfer
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Will die Politik evidenzbasierte Entscheidungen über die Steuerung gesamtgesellschaftlicher Wohlfahrt und Lebensqualität treffen, so bedarf sie statistisch abgesicherter Informationen über die vergangene, aktuelle und auch künftige Entwicklung relevanter Phänomene. Vor dem Diktum einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung sind in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche neue Ansätze der Wohlfahrtsmessung entstanden. ...
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Schmollers Jahrbuch
134 (2014), 1, S. 107-128
| Beate Jochimsen, Christian Raffer
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This paper evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major U.K. book retailers. We use a dataset containing monthly scanner data on a sample of 200 books in 50 local markets for four years around the merger. We compare the price changes after the merger in shops located in areas where both chains were present before the merger and in areas where only one chain was present. We also investigate ...
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The Journal of Industrial Economics
64 (2016),1, S. 170-200
| Luca Aguzzoni, Elena Argentesi, Lorenzo Ciari, Tomaso Duso, Massimo Tognoni
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Der Beitrag ordnet die Bereitstellung von Forschungsinfrastruktur in den Sozial-, Verhaltens- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften in die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer forschungsbasierten Evaluation und Beratung von Politik ein. Entsprechend werden einige Hinweise für die Weiterentwicklung der einschlägigen Forschungsinfrastruktur in Deutschland und im internationalen Kontext gegeben.
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Schmollers Jahrbuch
134 (2014), 1, S. 89-96
| Gert G. Wagner
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We here present the earliest input–output table of Germany: It covers forty economic branches, five final demand categories, and five primary inputs. The symmetric table for 1936 is completely based on original statistical data and does not rely on separate supply and use tables. The core of our endeavor is based on the German industrial census of 1936. The input–output table offers a new benchmark ...
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European Review of Economic History
18 (2014), 4, S. 371-397
| Rainer Fremdling, Reiner Stäglin
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Nach der Privatisierung entwickelte sich der Bankensektor in Osteuropa dynamisch. Dazu trugen massive Investitionen hauptsächlich westeuropäischer Kreditinstitute bei. Das änderte sich mit der Finanzkrise 2008/2009. Heute halten sich die Banken mit der Kreditvergabe zurück. Das Wachstumspotential in Osteuropa wird nicht ausgeschöpft. Voraussetzung für eine Ankurbelung der Kreditvergabe wäre, die Bankbilanzen ...
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Osteuropa
64 (2014), 7, S. 85-103
| Hella Engerer
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Early literacy and numeracy activities in family and preschool are considered important for promoting children’s early literacy and numeracy skills. However, little research exists, especially in Germany, on the frequency of such activities in different contexts. The current study identified patterns of literacy and numeracy activities in preschools and their relation to structural preschool characteristics ...
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Research Papers in Education
29 (2014), 5, S. 577-597
| Simone Lehrl, Wilfried Smidt, Christiane Grosse, David Richter
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Adequate extension of electricity transmission networks is required for integrating fluctuating renewable energy sources, such as wind power, into electricity systems. We study the performance of different regulatory approaches for network expansion in the context of realistic demand patterns and fluctuating wind power. In particular, we are interested in the relative performance of a combined merchant-regulatory ...
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Journal of Regulatory Economics
47 (2015) 1, S. 1-28
| Wolf-Peter Schill, Jonas Egerer, Juan Rosellón
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Recent research has repeatedly demonstrated that well-being typically evinces precipitous deterioration close to the end of life. However, the determinants of individual differences in these terminal declines are not well understood. In this study, we examine the role of perceived personal control as a potential buffer against steep terminal declines in well-being. We applied single- and multiphase ...
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Psychology and Aging
29 (2014), 3, S. 612-625
| Denis Gerstorf, Jutta Heckhausen, Nilam Ram, Frank J. Infurna, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner
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This paper estimates the effect of involuntary job loss on smoking behaviour and body weight using German SOEP data. Baseline non-smokers are more likely to start smoking due to job loss, while smokers do not intensify smoking. In particular, single individuals and those with lower health or socioeconomic status prior to job loss exhibit high rates of smoking initiation. Job loss increases body weight ...
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Economica
81 (2014), 324, S. 626-648
| Jan Marcus
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The restructuring of the allocation of governmental competencies in France has increased the importance of subnational governments by transferring additional tasks. We analyse the efficiency of public spending on the intermediate government level for the 96 départements in metropolitan France in 2008. Spending efficiency is measured using Data Envelopment Analysis. Results indicate significant room ...
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Local Government Studies
40 (2014), 5, S. 766-790
| Stefan Seifert, Maria Nieswand
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Using a sample of Europeans aged 50+ from 12 countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we analyse the role of poor material conditions as a determinant of changes in health over a four- to five-year period. We find that poverty defined with respect to relative income has no effect on changes in health. However, broader measures of poor material conditions, such as ...
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Social Science & Medicine
116 (2014), S. 202-210
| Maja Adena, Michal Myck
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Der Beitrag widmet sich der Beschreibung interethnischer Freundschaften zwischen Zuwanderern, ihren Nachkommen und der Mehrheitsbevölkerung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Das Augenmerk richtet sich auf die zwischen verschiedenen Migrantengruppen und Generationen bestehenden Unterschiede in den Beziehungsmustern sowie auf die Bedingungen ihrer Entstehung. Die Aufnahme interethnischer Kontakte wird ...
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Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
66 (2014), 3, 445-458
| Diana Schacht, Cornelia Kristen, Ingrid Tucci
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Based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, this article analyses the effects of workplace training in Germany on subjective job security. Using fixed-effects models, this article tests whether workplace training has positive effects on perceived job security, and if so, whether the returns are of a short- or long-term nature. The results confirm a positive effect of workplace training ...
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Journal of European Social Policy
24 (2014), 4, S. 337-350
| Bettina Kohlrausch, Anika Rasner