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This article studies the question whether labour market institutions can explain the large differences in unemployment rates
in the new member states. It investigates several labour market institutions and concludes that they are on average no more
rigid in the new member states than in the old ones. However, there is a lot of heterogeneity both in terms of institutions
and unemployment rates. The impact of labour market institutions on performance is empirically examined for a panel of European
countries. These results are used to assess to what extent labour market institutions are responsible for the diverse unemployment
experiences in the new member states. Labour market institutions can explain only a small part of these differences. Other
causes of unemployment seem to be more important.
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Laura ThissenEmail: |
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Entrepreneurship and its determinants in a cross-country setting 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:2
The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors
are at play. The present paper offers some new thoughts about the determinants of entrepreneurial attitudes and activities
by testing the relationship between institutional variables and cross-country differences in the preferences for self-employment
as well as in actual self-employment. Data of the 25 member states of the European Union as well as the US are used. The results
show that country specific (cultural) variables seem to explain the preference for entrepreneurship, but cannot explain actual
entrepreneurship. The present paper also introduces the remaining four papers of the special issue of the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, which center around the theme Entrepreneurship and Culture.
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Roy Thurik (Corresponding author)Email: |
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We investigate regional differences in the level and the development of regional new business formation activity. There is
a pronounced variance of start-up rates across the regions. The level of regional new business formation is rather path-dependent
so that changes are relatively small. The main factors determining the level of regional start-ups are innovation and an entrepreneurial
climate. These factors also seem to be responsible for changes in the level of regional new business formation. In addition,
unemployment plays a role. Steering innovation and creating an entrepreneurial atmosphere could be an appropriate starting
point for policy measures that try to promote start-ups. Our empirical evidence strongly suggests that such measures may have
significant effect only in the long run.
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Pamela MuellerEmail: |
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In this paper we present estimates of the responses of individuals to marginal tax rates in their reporting of income, using
data from individual tax returns for the year 1995. One estimation method is ordinary least squares regression. A second method
uses quantile regression, which provides evidence on behavioral responses at different points (or quantiles) in the distribution
of income and so is relevant to the question of whether the responses of, say, the rich differ from those at other points
in the income distribution. Our results clearly indicate that marginal tax rates affect the reporting decisions of individuals.
However, there are significant differences in the marginal tax rate reporting responses for the various types of reported
income, there are major differences across income classes, and there are notable differences in the estimated responses across
estimation methods.
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James AlmEmail: |
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We analyze a unique case of voting on voting with the feet, when Tennessee twice considered secession from the Union in 1861
by popular referenda. The initial votes to hold a convention, and to send disunion delegates to a convention, failed, but
after the Confederate states adopted a new constitution and the bombing of Fort Sumter took place, a second set of votes to
separate from the union, and to join the confederacy, passed. Regression results support the importance of both economic interests
and political tendencies, along with regional differences, in explaining the variation in votes across counties. Class distinctions
were not found to be significant.
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Jac C. HeckelmanEmail: |
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The Political Foundations of Development: The Case of Botswana 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Unlike many of its fellow sub-Saharan countries, Botswana has avoided the African Growth Tragedy. The success lied in the
ability of the government of Botswana to successfully adopt growth-enhancing policies. We argue that the success stems from
three factors. First, the government enhanced its legitimacy by relying on traditional sources of authority. Second, the traditional
leaders pursued policies that legitimized the political system. Third, the government did not expend resources on military
expenditures during its first decade. The interaction of these factors explain Botswana’s success.
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Scott A. BeaulierEmail: Phone: +478-301-2836Fax: +478-301-2635 |
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This study examines the impact of a stamp tax rate increase on market behavior, using data from two stock exchanges in China. We find that when the tax rate increases from 0.3 to 0.5% (which implies that the transaction cost increases by about 1/3) trading volume decreases by 1/3. This implies an elasticity of turnover with respect to a stamp tax of −50% and an elasticity of turnover with respect to transaction cost of −100%. The markets’ volatility significantly increases after the increase in the tax rate. Furthermore, the change in the volatility structure indicates that the markets become less efficient in the sense that shocks are less quickly assimilated in the markets.
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Badi H. Baltagi (Corresponding author)Email: |
Dong LiEmail: |
Qi LiEmail: |
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This paper puts together the non-distortionary liquidity effect of unemployment insurance and job match quality. We identify
a big impact on subsidized unemployment duration and a small impact on wages on the job that follows the unemployment spell.
Wage gains are heterogeneous and concentrated on individuals at the bottom of the pre-unemployment income distribution. The
non-distortionary nature of the liquidity effect reduces the pressure on low-income workers to accept lower productivity jobs.
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álvaro A. Novo (Corresponding author)Email: |
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Firm survival: methods and evidence 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This paper surveys the Industrial Organization literature on firm survival. We find that, in retrospect, the econometric specifications
used in this area have progressively become more sophisticated, addressing issues such as discrete time, unobserved heterogeneity
and competing risks. We also identify a number of firm- and industry-specific covariates that provide largely consistent results
across samples, countries and periods. On the other hand, the evidence is less clear-cut with regard to ownership and spatial
factors.
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Josep-Maria Arauzo-CarodEmail: |
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Does population density matter in the process of matching heterogeneous job seekers and vacancies? 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This paper studies the matching of job seekers and vacant jobs using data on local labour markets. We estimate differences
in the ability of the local markets to form new matches and trace whether these differences can be explained by the differing
population densities across markets or by the heterogeneity of job seekers measured by the distribution of their education
level. We find that high-density areas are more efficient in forming matches than other areas despite frictions caused by
the wider heterogeneity of job seekers in those areas than elsewhere.
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Jukka LahtonenEmail: |
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Władysław Welfe 《International Advances in Economic Research》2008,14(2):167-180
Development of “new economies” leading to economies mostly based on knowledge implies the construction of new long-term macroeconometric
models. They should incorporate the impacts of new technologies being endogenized, as well as human capital. The paper discusses
several issues related to the extension of the notion of production function. They cover first of all the measurement and
explanation of total factor productivity (TFP), the role of domestic and foreign R&D expenditures, as well as educational
expenditures. The discussion is extended to include proposals to construct new submodels explaining the sections of research
and education and also the ICT industries.
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Władysław WelfeEmail: |
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The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors
are at play. The objective of this paper is to explore how postmaterialism may explain these differences. A distinction is
made between nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and a combination of the two, referred to as total entrepreneurial
activity, as defined within the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The model is also tested for the rate of established businesses. The measure for postmaterialism is based upon Inglehart’s
four-item postmaterialism index. A set of economic, demographic and social factors is included to investigate the independent
role postmaterialism plays in predicting entrepreneurial activity levels. In particular, per capita income is used to control
for economic effects. Education rates at both secondary and tertiary levels are used as demographic variables. Finally, life
satisfaction is included to control for social effects. Data from 27 countries (GEM, World Values Survey and other sources) are used to test the hypotheses. Findings confirm the significance of postmaterialism in predicting total
entrepreneurial activity and more particularly, new business formation rates.
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Roy ThurikEmail: |
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The relationship between insurance and economic growth in Europe: a theoretical and empirical analysis 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The role of insurance companies, although growing in importance in financial intermediation, has received less attention than
bank and stock markets and if so, mainly as a provider of risk transfer in single country or very heterogeneous samples. We
investigate both the impact of insurance investment and premiums on GDP growth in Europe. We conduct a cross-country panel
data analysis from 1992 to 2005 for 29 European countries. We find a positive impact of life insurance on GDP growth in the
EU-15 countries, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. For the New EU Member States from Central and Eastern Europe, we find a
larger impact for liability insurance. Furthermore our findings emphasise the impact of the real interest rate and the level
of economic development on the insurance-growth nexus. We argue that the insurance sector needs to be paid more attention
in financial sector analysis and macroeconomic policy.
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Kjell Sümegi (Corresponding author)Email: |
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David Hauner 《International Advances in Economic Research》2007,13(3):347-364
Projections of age-related public expenditure growth have raised widespread concerns about fiscal sustainability. This paper
examines how total expenditure would develop under four policy rules on public expenditure growth. Some simple arithmetic
of expenditure, GDP, and population is reviewed and applied in simulations for 19 OECD countries over 2000–50. A general and
a specific conclusion arise from the results. Generally, long-term expenditure projections could benefit from revisiting common
assumptions on non-age-related expenditure growth. Specifically, realistic gradual adjustment in non-age-related expenditures
could go a long way towards maintaining fiscal sustainability under age-related spending pressures.
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David HaunerEmail: |
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Determinants of firm survival: a duration analysis using the generalized gamma distribution 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We use parametric duration analysis to study the survival of Austrian firms. We find that hazard rates in both manufacturing
and services initially increase, reach a peak after the first year of operation and then decrease with age. The maximum hazard
rate is higher in services. We also find differences in hazard rates among different types of manufacturing industries distinguished
by the nature of their sunk costs, their reliance on human resources and inputs from external services. Finally, we find that
larger initial size and higher market growth, and at the same time lower net entry and declining market concentration prolong
the life of an entrant.
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Michael PenederEmail: |
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A note on parental and child risk valuation 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
The paper develops a model that allows the estimation of parent’s valuation of own and child health, in an endogenous risk
framework, where parents can employ multiple activities to protect themselves and their children from a health risk. These
risk-reducing activities may differ in their effectiveness and their intensity of use. We suggest how to estimate the parent’s
ex ante marginal willingness-to-pay for a reduction in the ambient level of health risk, unencumbered by expected utility
terms.
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Thomas D. CrockerEmail: |
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It is well-known that endogenous cycles can occur in Ramsey models with heterogeneous households and borrowing constraints.
In this note, we address the issue of robustness in the more general case of endogenous labor supply and we explain the occurrence
of local indeterminacy under progressive taxation.
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Thomas Seegmuller (Corresponding author)Email: |
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Using data from the Austrian retail gasoline market we find that a higher station density reduces average prices. Market (i.e. ownership) concentration does not significantly affect average price, however is negatively related to the density of stations. Estimation of the pricing and entry equations as simultaneous equations does not alter our conclusions, and suggests causality running from station density to price. We argue that the spatial dimension of markets allows the identification of market conduct, which is particularly relevant for competition policy.
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Klaus GuglerEmail: |
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We estimate quarterly cointegrating vector autoregressive models for the Eurozone and the USA based on long-run restrictions
derived from a dynamic open economy model. Three long-run relations between the Eurozone and the USA emerge: relative purchasing
power parity, international interest parity and a stationary output gap between the two economies. Generalized impulse response
functions show differences in the dynamic adjustment of the two economies. Due to the I(1)-characteristic of both output series
and the stability conditions imposed by the long-run equilibrium relationships, shocks to the model produce level effects
only, while growth rates converge to their long-run averages.
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Thomas UrlEmail: |
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How large is liquidity risk in an automated auction market? 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We introduce a new empirical methodology that models liquidity risk over short time periods for impatient traders who submit market orders. Using Value-at-Risk type measures, we quantify the liquidity risk premia for portfolios and individual stocks traded on the automated auction market Xetra. The specificity of our approach relies on the adequate econometric modelling of the potential price impact incurred by the liquidation of a portfolio. We study the sensitivity of liquidity risk towards portfolio size and traders' time horizon, and interpret its diurnal variation in the light of market microstructure theory.
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Pierre GiotEmail: Phone: +32-81-724887 |
Joachim Grammig (Corresponding author)Email: Phone: +49-7071-2976009Fax: +49-29-5546 |