Information on "Mathematics"
April 2013
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16 Apr 2013
Youth Unemployment in Spain
Author: Carmen González Enríquez
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This commentary disaggregates the data on youth unemployment in Spain. More on «Youth Unemployment in Spain»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era
Author: Christian von Soest, Michael Wahman
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Many studies, which have focused mostly on pre‐1990 dynamics, have shown that sanctions have a negative impact on the level of democracy in targeted authoritarian countries. More on «Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era» -
Jan 2013
A Note on the Identification of Dynamic Economic Models with Generalized Shock Processes
Author: Christopher P Reicher
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models with generalized shock processes have been a major area of research in recent years. More on «A Note on the Identification of Dynamic Economic Models with Generalized Shock Processes» -
Jan 2013
Suppliers of Multinationals and the Forced Linkage Effect: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Author: Olivier N Godart, Holger Görg
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Using information on more than 1000 firms in a number of emerging countries, the authors find quantitative evidence that suppliers of multinationals that are pressured by their customers to reduce production costs or develop new products have higher ... More on «Suppliers of Multinationals and the Forced Linkage Effect: Evidence from Firm Level Data»
November 2012
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12 Nov 2012
Armut im Wohlfahrtsstaat Deutsch-land: Mythos oder Realität?
Author: Nicole Rippin
Publisher: German Development Institute
Diese Kolumne diskutiert den Armutsberich der deutschen Bundesregieurng und das Ausmass von Armut in Deutschland. More on «Armut im Wohlfahrtsstaat Deutsch-land: Mythos oder Realität?»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
The Directional Identification Problem in Bayesian Factor Analysis
Author: Christian Aßmann, Jens Boysen-Hogrefe, Markus Pape
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Due to their well-known indeterminacies, factor models require identifying assumptions to guarantee unique parameter estimates. More on «The Directional Identification Problem in Bayesian Factor Analysis»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
FDI and Income Inequality - Evidence from Latin American Economies
Author: Dierk Herzer, Philipp Hühne, Peter Nunnenkamp
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper analyzes whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed to the typically wide income gaps in five Latin American host countries. More on «FDI and Income Inequality - Evidence from Latin American Economies»
July 2012
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Jul 2012
Guidelines for the Use of Household Interview Duration Analysis in CAPI Survey Management
Author: Marcus Böhme, Tobias Stöhr
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper provides evidence-based guidance for practical survey work, namely choosing interviewers and their workload. More on «Guidelines for the Use of Household Interview Duration Analysis in CAPI Survey Management» -
Jul 2012
Inference for Systems of Stochastic Differential Equations from Discretely Sampled Data
Author: Thomas Lux
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Maximum likelihood estimation of discretely observed diffusion processes is mostly hampered by the lack of a closed form solution of the transient density. More on «Inference for Systems of Stochastic Differential Equations from Discretely Sampled Data» -
Jul 2012
Missing the Story: The OECD’s Analysis of Inequality
Author: David Rosnick, Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
In the United States and many other wealthy countries, inequality has become a major political topic. More on «Missing the Story: The OECD’s Analysis of Inequality»
