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A macro-level analysis of language learning and migration 语言学习与移民的宏观分析

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German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-11-20 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2020-0067

Silke Uebelmesser, Annika Sommerfeld, Severin Weingarten

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Skill complementarity in production technology: New empirical evidence and implications 生产技术中的技能互补性:新的经验证据和启示

IF 1.1 4区经济学

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-10-15 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2020-0102

Andrey Stoyanov, N. Zubanov

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“Thanks in advance” – The negative effect of a polite phrase on compliance with a request “提前感谢”——礼貌用语对满足要求的负面影响

IF 1.1 4区经济学

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-09-18 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2021-0020

Lisa V. Bruttel, Juri Nithammer, Florian Stolley

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Do balanced-budget fiscal stimuli of investment increase its economic value? 平衡预算的财政刺激投资会增加其经济价值吗?

IF 1.1 4区经济学

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-09-18 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2020-0059

C. Dosi, M. Moretto, R. Tamborini

引用次数: 1

Frontmatter

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German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2021-frontmatter3

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A direct measure of subjective business uncertainty 主观业务不确定性的直接度量

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German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-07-08 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2021-0025

C. Glocker, Werner Hölzl

引用次数: 4

Après-ski: The spread of coronavirus from Ischgl through Germany aprires -ski:冠状病毒从以色列传播到德国

IF 1.1 4区经济学

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-06-22 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2020-0063

Gabriel Felbermayr, Julian Hinz, Sonali Chowdhry

引用次数: 40

Nudging openly – An experimental analysis of nudge transparency in a public goods setting 公开推动——对公共物品环境下推动透明度的实验分析

IF 1.1 4区经济学

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-05-13 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2019-076

Erika Große Hokamp, Joachim Weimann

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引用次数: 2

The effects of financing rules in pay-as-you-go pension systems on the life and the business cycle 现收现付养老金制度融资规则对生活和商业周期的影响

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German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-05-11 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2020-0037

Christian Scharrer

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Financial literacy, institutions and education: Lessons from the German reunification 金融知识、制度和教育:来自德国统一的教训

IF 1.1 4区经济学

German Economic Review Pub Date : 2021-05-08 DOI: 10.1515/ger-2020-0027

M. Davoli, J. Hou

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引用次数: 2