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The impact of foreign acquisitions on the investors' R&D activities : firm-level evidence
Stiebale, Joel - 2010
This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cross-border acquisitions and innovation activities at the firm level. In contrast to previous studies that analyze the effects on innovation in target firms, this paper investigates the effects on the investing firms. For the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003924470
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The impact of FDI on innovation in target firms
Stiebale, Joel (contributor); Reize, Frank (contributor) - 2008
This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the welfare effects of foreign direct investment by investigating the effects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions on innovation activities in target firms. The empirical analysis is based on survey and ownership data for a large sample of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003729056
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Assessing differences in household needs : a comparison of approaches for the estimation of equivalence scales using German expenditure data
Dudel, Christian; Garbuszus, Jan Marvin; Schmied, Julian - 2017
Equivalence scales are routinely applied to adjust the income of households of different size and composition. Because of their practical importance for the measurement of inequality and poverty, a large number of methods for the estimation of equivalence scales have been proposed. Until now, no...
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Driving for fun? : a comparison of weekdays and weekend travel
Frondel, Manuel; Vance, Colin - 2009
Focusing on individual motorists in car-owning households in Germany, this paper econometrically investigates the …
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Do optional deductibles reduce the number of doctor visits? : empirical evidence with German dat
Schmitz, Hendrik (contributor) - 2008
Deductibles in health insurance are often regarded as a means to contain health care costs when individuals exhibit moral hazard. However, in the absence of moral hazard, voluntarily chosen deductibles may instead lead to self-selection into different insurance contracts. We use a set of new...
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In absolute or relative terms? : how framing prices affects the consumer price sensitivity of health plan choice
Schmitz, Hendrik; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2011
This paper provides fi eld evidence on (a) how price framing aff ects consumers' decision to switch health insurance plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple regulatory efforts. In 2009, in order to foster competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580993
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Eliciting public support for greening the electricity mix using random parameter techniques
Grösche, Peter; Schröder, Carsten - 2010
With its commitment to double the share of renewable fuels in electricity generation to at least 30% by 2020, the German government has embarked on a potentially costly policy course whose public support remains an open empirical question. Building on household survey data, in this paper we...
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Who does the shopping? : German time-use evidence, 1996 – 2009
Procher, Vivien; Vance, Colin - 2013
Einkaufsverhaltens in Deutschland zählen der jeweilige Erwerbstatus von Mann und Frau, sowie die Anzahl der Kinder im Haushalt. Zudem …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009687808
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German real estate funds : changes in return distributions and portfolio favourability
Stein, Michael - 2013
management of over EUR 80 billion, GOEREFs are the dominant indirect real estate investment vehicle in Germany. Thus, it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010211901
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One Last puff ? : Public smoking bans and smoking behavior
Anger, Silke; Kvasnicka, Michael; Siedler, Thomas - 2010
, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany’s sixteen federal states. We exploit this variation in …-in-differences estimates show that the introduction of smoke-free legislation in Germany did not change average smoking behavior within the … öffentlichen Rauchverboten auf das Rauchverhalten in Deutschland. In den Jahren 2007 und 2008 wurden sukzessive Rauchverbote in …
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