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The German far right and the scars of reunificationOliver HoltemöllerFinancial Times, September 6, 2024
In a meta-analysis of 115 experimental impact evaluations, we find that financial education significantly impacts financial behavior and, to an even larger extent, financial literacy.
Der Aufschwung in Deutschland und im Euro-Raum setzt sich fort. Für Deutschland rechnet der Sachverständigenrat mit Zuwachsraten des realen Bruttoinlands-produkts von 1,9% im Jahr 2016 und 1,3% im Jahr 2017.
We show that occasional deviations from efficient wage-setting generate strong and statedependent amplication of exogenous uncertainty shocks and contribute to explain the observed countercyclicality of empirical measures of aggregate uncertainty.
We analyse whether the increase in trade exposure induced by the rise of China and the transformation of Eastern Europe has been a driver of the severe decline in collective bargaining coverage rates among German establishments from the mid 1990s onwards, which has been identified as a major source of rising wage inequality in Germany.
Using unique firm-level data across 48 developing countries and 36 manufacturing industries, we gauge the importance of international banks’ presence for promoting entrepreneurship, as measured by business formation.
This paper considers effects of local public finances on land use. A theoretical analysis explores the trade off faced by a local government deciding about the amount of land made available for commercial use.
Als Eröffnungsredner erörterte Christian Lindner unter dem Titel: 'Mehr Unternehmertum in Deutschland - was die Politik tun sollte' die wirtschaftspolitische Dimension des Tagungsthemas.
The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association and the Representation of the European Commission in Germany jointly organised a scientific conference 'How Can We Boost Competition in the Services Sector?'.
Als Erklärung für die seit den 1990er Jahren steigende Lohnungleichheit in Deutschland nennt die ökonomische Forschung technologischen Wandel, zunehmenden internationalen Wettbewerbsdruck sowie institutionelle Veränderungen am Arbeitsmarkt.
The workshop provided a platform to discuss changes in the regulatory framework of the financial sector, their impact on financial stability, and consequences for the real sector.
