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Empirical Essays on the Socioeconomic Consequences of Economic Uncertainty
Auer, Wolfgang - 2018
German fertility rates are far below the replacement level, meaning that its population is projected to shrink. This … implies a threat to sustainable economic growth and the stability of the social security system. Thus, fertility behavior is … of highest interest for policymakers. Economic research has identified several reasons for the low fertility level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956711
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Fertility and prosperity: links between demography and economic growth
Werding, Martin; Munz, Sonja; Gács, Vera - 2008
The present study reports on results emerging from the research project «Fertility and Prosperity: Links between … countries and (b) a survey of fertility outcomes and family policies in a limited number of developed countries. The results … indicate that the decline in fertility observed in the past, through its impact on the size and age-composition of the labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698397
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Delaying Integration. The impact of EU eastern enlargement on individual CEECs not acceding or acceding only later
Gligorov, Vladimir - 2000
The process of European Union (EU) integration proceeds from economic to political integration. The economic integration itself proceeds from trade to financial to complete market integration. The sustainability of the process depends on some causal relation existing between economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100005
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The emerging aversion to inequality: Evidence from Poland 1992 - 2005
Grosfeld, Irena; Senik, Claudia - 2008
This paper provides an illustration of the changing tolerance for inequality in a context of radical political and economic transformation and rapid economic growth. We focus on the Polish transition experience, and explore individuals' self-reported attitudes. Using unusually long and frequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430800
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Looking back, looking forward: Central and Eastern Europe 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Grieveson, Richard; Gligorov, Vladimir; Havlik, Peter; … - 2019
To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, this paper aims to assess developments in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) over the past three decades, and to look forward to what the next 30 years might bring. First, we measure the convergence of per capita income, wages...
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Towards monitoring a socio-ecological transition
Weiss, Teresa; Unterlass, Fabian - 2015
The achievement of individual well-being while guaranteeing a sustainable development path represents an important objective of a socio-ecological transition. This objective indicates that targets referring to the economic, social and environmental dimensions are taken into account...
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Who benefits from big government? A life satisfaction approach
Knoll, Bodo; Pitlik, Hans - 2014
Which impact does government size have on life satisfaction, and how do effects of bigger government differ between income groups in society? Previous studies typically employed country averages and thus neglect possibly heterogeneous happiness effects between income groups. The paper addresses...
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Regional competitiveness under new perspectives
Aiginger, Karl; Firgo, Matthias - 2015
The term "competitiveness" has been used in conceptually distinct ways at the firm, regional and national levels. After primarily reviewing existing concepts at the national level, we introduce a new definition of regional competitiveness adapting definitions used in the academic literature....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410867
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Eco-clusters as driving force for greening regional economic policy
Pohl, Alina - 2015
This research investigates eco-clusters as driver for greening regional economic policy and examines necessary incentive structures to foster eco-innovation as well as growth and employment in the eco-industry sector. Eco-clusters are seen in context with sustainability and environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410868
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An optimal policy mix for resource use
Fischer-Kowalski, Marina; Wiedenhofer, Dominik - 2014
With reference to the use of material and energy resources, we seek to • underline the need for a marked socio-ecological transition. Business-as-usual will fail in the face of an unprecendented rise in global demand, a rising price level and volatility of raw materials and indications of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411107