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The country of origin, family structure and return migration of Germany's guest-workers

Schmidt, Christoph M. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 63 (1994) 1/2, pp. 119-125

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The German productivity paradox : facts and explanations

Elstner, Steffen; Feld, Lars P.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2018

Despite massive digitization efforts, the German economy has experienced a marked slowdown in its productivity growth. This paper analyzes the reasons behind this disconcerting development. A major factor is the turnaround of the labor market that commenced around 2005. The successful...

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Sozialstaat und Migration - empirische Evidenz und wirtschaftpolitische Implikationen für Deutschland

Schmidt, Christoph M. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 71 (2002) 2, pp. 173-186

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Identifying free-riding in energy-conservation programs using revealed preference data

Grösche, Peter; Schmidt, Christoph M.; Vance, Colin - 2009

the free-rider share using revealed preference data on home renovations from Germany's residential sector. We employ a …

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Measuring energy supply risks : a G7 ranking

Frondel, Manuel; Ritter, Nolan; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2009

countries using a statistical risk indicator and empirical energy data for the years 1978 through 2007. We find that Germany … nuclear phase-out, Germany's supply risk can be expected to rise further and to approach the level of Italy. Due to its …

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The impact of demographic change on human capital accumulation

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009

effect of the relative cohort size on educational attainment of young adults in Germany is analyzed utilizing data from the …

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Labor force status dynamics in the German labor market : individual heterogeneity and cyclical sensitivity

Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2009

. Heterogeneity in unemployment and transition rates differ between East and West Germany, as well as between the sexes. In East … Germany, all demographic cells are almost entirely detached from the cycle. Women are less influenced by the cycle in their re …

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Evaluating the labor-Market effects of compulsory military service : a regression-discontinuity approach

Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; … - 2009

exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in Germany during the 1950s. Unbiased estimates of military …

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WTP vs. WTA : christmas presents and the endowment effect

Bauer, Thomas K. (contributor); … - 2008

Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with the market price of the object under consideration....

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Fiscal effects of minimum wages : an analysis for Germany

Bauer, Thomas K.; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; … - 2008

Against the background of the current discussion on the introduction of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper … from a structural labor demand model, the empirical results imply that the introduction of minimum wages in Germany will be …

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