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Factor Mobility, Government Debt and the Decline in Public Investment

Heinemann, Friedrich - 2002

This paper tries to explain the declining level of public investment in OECD countries. The theoretical framework hints to the relevance of a number of demand and supply factors – ranging from the yield of public investment to institutions like the EU deficit limits. The econometric results...

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International trade, factor mobility and the persistence of cultural-institutional diversity

Belloc, Marianna; Bowles, Samuel - 2009

Cultural and institutional differences among nations may result in differences in the ratios of marginal costs of goods in autarchy and thus be the basis of specialization and comparative advantage, as long as these differences are not eliminated by trade. We provide an evolutionary model of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287852

Agglomeration tendencies in EU regions: where does capital go?

Stirböck, Claudia - 2001

This paper focuses on two aspects being neglected in the analysis of agglomeration tendencies so far. First, it regards regional agglomeration patterns and secondly, the allocation of capital across industrial sectors. Indeed, the average relative concentration of capital turns out to be of a...

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Factor Mobility, Government Debt and the Decline in Public Investment

Heinemann, Friedrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098130

Agglomeration tendencies in EU regions: where does capital go?

Stirböck, Claudia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098415

Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

Gürtzgen, Nicole; Feil, Michael; Boeters, Stefan - 2004

We present a model that integrates the discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to German micro and macro data. We then use it to analyse...

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Alternative Approaches to Discrete Working Time Choice in an AGE Framework

Arntz, Melanie; Boeters, Stefan; Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2005

We compare two options of integrating discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium model. The first, known from the literature, produces household heterogeneity through a working time preference parameter. We contrast this with a model that directly...

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Taxation and unemployment: an applied general equilibrium approach for Germany

Boeters, Stefan; Böhringer, Christoph; Feil, Michael - 2002

This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market institutions in an otherwise standard general equilibrium framework. There are sectoral wage negotiations for two skill types of workers between firms and trade unions. The...

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The labour market in CGE models

Boeters, Stefan; Savard, Luc - 2011

This chapter reviews options of labour market modelling in a CGE framework. On the labour supply side, two principal …

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Comparative Essay on Returns to Education in Palestine and Turkey

Tansel, Aysit; Daoud, Yousef - 2011

This study exposes a comparative treatment of the private returns to education in Palestine and Turkey over the period … Palestine. The median ratio of male to female return is 0.55 (university) in 2004 and decreased to 0.17 (high school) in 2008 in … Palestine. The corresponding figures for Turkey are 0.79 and .082 (both for high school). Finally, it was found that the …

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