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20 years of German unification : evidence on income convergence and heterogeneity

Brück, Tilman; Peters, Heiko - 2009

We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we compare total individual income of permanent adult residents, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West...

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Comparing profit shares in value-added in four OECD countries : towards more harmonised national accounts

Pionnier, Pierre-Alain; Guidetti, Emmanuelle - 2015

This article gives methodological guidance on how best to compare the share of profits in value-added across countries using national accounts. Such comparisons are often based on accounts for institutional sectors such as non-financial corporations. It turns out that these are less...

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Boosting investment performance in Germany

Fuentes, Andrés; Kappeler, Andreas; Schneider, Dorothee; … - 2016

high-income OECD countries. Business investment growth has been weak since the outbreak of the global financial and …), which is closely related to long-term productivity performance, has been subdued. Weak growth prospects in the Euro Area … that strengthen stability and growth prospects in the Euro Area would raise the attractiveness of Germany as a location to …

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A revival of the private rental sector of the housing market? : lessons from Germany, Finland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands

Boer, Rik de; Bitetti, Rosamaria - 2014

This Working Paper studies ways to stimulate the private rental sector (PRS) of the housing market – and compares experiences with policies and reforms in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the Czech Republic. Although in many countries the PRS has decreased in importance since the Second...

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Selected aspects of household savings in Germany : evidence from micro-data

Kolerus, Christina Elisabeth; Koske, Isabell; Hüfner, Felix - 2012

This paper uses household level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) over the period 1991 to 2008 to analyse the driving factors of movements in the German household savings rate. Specifically, it analyses the impact of the precautionary savings motive and the impact of the 2002...

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