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Deindustrialization and the polarization of household incomes: The example of urban agglomerations in Germany
Goebel, Jan; Gornig, Martin - 2015
The tertiarization, or perhaps more accurately, the deindustrialization of the economy has left deep scars on cities. It is evident not only in the industrial wastelands and empty factory buildings scattered throughout the urban landscape, but also in the income and social structures of cities....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520584
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In debt but still happy? Examining the relationship between homeownership and life satisfaction
Will, Sebastian; Renz, Timon - 2022
We investigate the relationship between homeownership and life as well as housing satisfaction. Using panel data from … offsets the positive impact of homeownership. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013171673
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Factors Influencing Tenure Choice in European Countries
Bazyl, Monika - 2009
Homeownership rates are very different across European countries. They range from below 50% in Germany to over 80% in … Greece, Spain or Ireland. However the differences lie not only in the overall homeownership rates but also in its structure … significant determinant of the decision to move to homeownership in all analysed countries, while co-habitating households are …
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Factors Influencing Tenure Choice in European Countries
Bazyl, Monika - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
Homeownership rates are very different across European countries. They range from below 50% in Germany to over 80% in … Greece, Spain or Ireland. However the differences lie not only in the overall homeownership rates but also in its structure … significant determinant of the decision to move to homeownership in all analysed countries, while co-habitating households are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018692
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Sind Politiker risikofreudiger als das Volk? Eine empirische Studie zu Mitgliedern des Deutschen Bundestags
Heß, Moritz; von Scheve, Christian; Schupp, Jürgen; … - 2013
Das Papier geht der Frage nach, ob sich Berufspolitikerinnen und Berufspolitiker in ihren Risikoeinstellungen systematisch von der allgemeinen Bevölkerung unterscheiden. In einer schriftlichen Befragung von Mitgliedern des 17. Deutschen Bundestags wurde Ende 2011 die Risikoeinstellungen...
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Members of German Federal Parliament more risk-loving than general population
Heß, Moritz; von Scheve, Christian; Schupp, Jürgen; … - 2013
The article analyzes the question of whether career politicians differ systematically from the general population in terms of their attitudes toward risk. A written survey of members of the 17th German Bundestag in late 2011 identified their risk attitudes, and the survey data was set in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294942
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Reluctant to reform? A note on risk-loving politicians and bureaucrats
Thomas, Tobias; Heß, Moritz; Wagner, Gert G. - 2017
As from a political economy perspective, politicians often fail to implement structural reforms, we investigate if the resistance to reform is based on the differences in the risk preferences of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats. Based on the empirical results of a survey of the population in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011748461
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Members of German Federal Parliament More Risk-Loving than General Population
Heß, Moritz; Scheve, Christian von; Schupp, Jürgen; … - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
The article analyzes the question of whether career politicians differ systematically from the general population in terms of their attitudes toward risk. A written survey of members of the 17th German Bundestag in late 2011 identified their risk attitudes, and the survey data was set in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128951
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Sind Politiker risikofreudiger als das Volk?: Eine empirische Studie zu Mitgliedern des Deutschen Bundestags
Heß, Moritz; Scheve, Christian von; Schupp, Jürgen; … - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
The paper seeks to answer whether career politicians differ systematically from the general population in terms of their attitudes toward risk. A written survey of members of the 17th German Bundestag in late 2011 identified their risk attitudes, and the survey data was set in relation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128992
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The greener, the happier? The effects of urban green and abandoned areas on residential well-being
Krekel, Christian; Kolbe, Jens; Wüstemann, Henry - 2015
This paper investigates the effects of urban green and abandoned areas on residential well-being in major German cities, using panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the time period between 2000 and 2012 and cross-section data from the European Urban Atlas (EUA) for the year...
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