Die demographische Entwicklung in Sachsen
Lutz Schneider
K. Hermann (Hrsg.), Sachsen seit der Friedlichen Revolution –Tradition, Wandel, Perspektiven. Schriften des Vereins für Sächsische Landesgeschichte, Bd. 12,
2010
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The contribution describes the demographic development of Saxony in a historical perspective, focuses primarily on the fertility and migration behaviour since 1989, and gives an outlook to future trends until the year 2020 and beyond.
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Die Photovoltaik-Industrie in Sachsen-Anhalt – Entstehung, Entwicklung und Perspektiven
Christoph Hornych, Matthias Brachert
RegioPol – Zeitschrift für Regionalwirtschaft,
2010
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Beschäftigungswirkungen der umweltgerechten Entsorgung von Siedlungsabfällen
Steffen Hentrich
One-off Publications,
No. 1,
2002
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Beschäftigung und Umweltschutz in Ostdeutschland
Walter Komar
One-off Publications,
No. 1,
2002
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Are there Free Lunches in East Germany?
Ulrich Blum
One-off Publications,
No. 1,
2009
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Aggregation of National Data and Stability of Euro Area Money Demand
Oliver Holtemöller
One-off Publications,
No. 4,
2004
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Inflation Expectations: Does the Market Beat Professional Forecasts?
Makram El-Shagi
North American Journal of Economics and Finance,
No. 3,
2011
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The present paper compares expected inflation to (econometric) inflation forecasts based on a number of forecasting techniques from the literature using a panel of ten industrialized countries during the period of 1988 to 2007. To capture expected inflation, we develop a recursive filtering algorithm which extracts unexpected inflation from real interest rate data, even in the presence of diverse risks and a potential Mundell-Tobin-effect.
The extracted unexpected inflation is compared to the forecasting errors of ten
econometric forecasts. Beside the standard AR(p) and ARMA(1,1) models, which
are known to perform best on average, we also employ several Phillips curve based approaches, VAR, dynamic factor models and two simple model avering approaches.
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The Impact of Fixed Exchange Rates on Fiscal Discipline
Makram El-Shagi
Scottish Journal of Political Economy,
No. 5,
2011
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In this paper, it is shown that, contrary to standard arguments, fiscal discipline is not substantially enhanced by a fixed exchange rate regime. This study is based on data from 116 countries collected from 1975 to 2004 and uses various estimation techniques for dynamic panel data, in particular a GMM estimation in the tradition Arellano and Bover (1995) and Blundell and Bond (1998). Contrary to previous papers on this topic, the present paper takes into account that the consequences of a new exchange rate regime do not necessarily fully manifest immediately.
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Upswing Continues - European Debt Crisis still Unresolved: Joint Economic Forecast Spring 2011
Dienstleistungsauftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie,
2011
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In spring 2011 the world economy is in an upswing phase, especially due to the momentum in the emerging economies. Germany too is experiencing a strong upturn. The institutes expect that German GDP will increase this year by 2.8% and by 2.0% next year. For 2011 and 2012, an unemployment rate of 6.9% and 6.5%, respectively, is forecast. Growth forces will gradually shift towards domestic demand. Wages will increase in the wake of the upswing, and the inflation rate will be relatively high at 2.4% in 2011 and 2.0% in 2012. Government net borrowing will amount to 1.7% in 2011 and in 2012 will decline to 0.9%, in relation to nominal GDP. The greatest forecast risks are international. If a reduction in the oil supply were to come about because of increasing unrest in the Arab world or if the European debt and confidence crisis were to worsen, this would have a clear effect on the economy. German economic policy is well-advised to maintain its consolidation course and to work for amendments to the European Stability Mechanism.
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