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The impact of the diffusion of a financial innovation on company performance : an analysis of SWIFT adoption
Scott, Susan V.; Van Reenen, John; Zachariadis, Markos - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003990925
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The evolution of economic convergence in the European Union
Borsi, Mihály Tamás; Metiu, Norbert - 2013
important insights on the economic catch-up exhibited by the new EU members in light of the institutional changes and … convergence in the EU, however, we identify subgroups that converge to different steady states using an iterative testing … suggests a clear separation between the new and old EU member states in the long run. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784195
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Intergenerational transfers and wealth in the Euro-area : the relevance of inheritances and gifts in absolute and relative terms
Tiefensee, Anita; Westermeier, Christian - 2016
Private wealth is a crucial factor for the economic well-being of households. Key determinants of private wealth include intergenerational wealth transfers (gifts and inheritances), which are gaining importance since 1990, as research suggests. We conduct a detailed investigation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440820
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The IMF to the rescue : did the euro area benefit from the fund's experience in crisis fighting?
Dullien, Sebastian; Fritz, Barbara; Mühlich, Laurissa - 2016
The paper analyses how the IMF brought its experience gained in emerging market sovereign debt crises in the troika’s handling of the euro crisis. We link models of multiple equilibria with the IMF's experience made in Latin American crises in the 2000s. We examine subsequent changes in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548057
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National economic impacts of an EU environmental policy : an applied general equilibrium analysis
Conrad, Klaus; Schmidt, Tobias F. N. - 1995
the European Union (EU). For this purpose we use linked applied general equilibrium models (AGE) for eleven EU member … countries. This method enables us to measure the change in competitiveness for domestic industries, the impact on growth …, employment and inflation in member countries, and the cost and benefits of a cooperative approach to adhere to a EU target of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011620808
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Währungsunion und deutsche Kapitalmarktzinsen
Heinemann, Friedrich - 1996
Since the negotiation of the Maastricht Treaty in December 1991 expectations on the new European currency could possibly influence European interest rates. The focus of this paper is both on the theoretical and empirical analysis of the link between European Monetary Union (EMU) and German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011621678
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Why do girls' and boys’ gender-(a)typical occupational aspirations differ across countries? : how cultural norms and institutional constraints shape young adolescents' occupational...
Leuze, Kathrin; Helbig, Marcel - 2015
aspirations of 15-yearold pupils in 29 EU and OECD countries. Based on socialization and rational choice approaches we develop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011280756
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Identifying labour market dynamics using labour force survey data
Artola, Concha; Bell, Una Louise - 2001
This paper evaluates the appropriateness of the standard methodologies and the quality of the data frequently used to analyse labour market dynamics in Europe. Our results indicate that, due to recall error and heterogeneous survey design, the retrospective approach tends to result in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001597535
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Nationale Schuldenbremsen für die Länder der Europäischen Union : taugt das deutsche Modell als Vorbild?
Hetschko, Clemens; Quint, Dominic; Thye, Marius - 2012
hinterfragen dazu, ob es Regierungen und Parlamente im Aufnehmen von Schulden wirksam einschränkt. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit …, dass es Regierungen und Parlamenten erhebliche Verschuldungsspielräume einräumt, die dem Ziel einer Schuldengrenze …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009540728
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Optimal sovereign default
Adam, Klaus; Grill, Michael - 2013
When is it optimal for a government to default on its legal repayment obligations? We answer this question for a small open economy with domestic production risk in which contracting frictions make it optimal for the government to finance itself by issuing non-contingent debt. We show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733001