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Newest at
CESifo
February
22nd 2005
A
Skilled Approach
Modern economies
are based on skills. So, skill-fostering policies are a sound investment.
But is skill policy the same as educational policy? Definitely no, says
Nobel laureate James J. Heckman. It reaches deeper, even
into non-cognitive abilities, and requires a life-cycle approach.
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An
American Metamorphosis
In half a century,
Americans have gone from being the tallest in the world to one of the
fattest. But empirical evidence shows that physical stature generally
increases in good times and decreases during adversity. So, what happened
here? Americans, after all, possess advanced medical services and have
enjoyed a prolonged boom in economic activity. John Komlos
explains this conundrum.
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more
Choosy
Multinationals
A one-percent
increase in the wage gap between Germany and locations in Central and
Eastern Europe (CEE) destroys 900 jobs in German multinational parents
and creates 5,000 jobs in affiliates located in the CEE countries. For
Sweden, the corresponding figures are 140 and 260 jobs, respectively.
Scary stuff. Sascha O. Becker and his colleagues have the figures.
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David
Bradford
One of the great
names in public finance has passed away. David Bradford, Head of the Ifo
and CESifo Scientific Advisory Councils, died on Feb. 22 from injuries
sustained following a freak accident at his home.
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obituary by H.-W. Sinn
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CESifo International Spring Conference
2005
High-ranking
businessmen and economists will converge on March 17-18 at
the British Embassy in Berlin to discuss the outlook for the
world's economy and debate the prospects for major European
industries in 2005.
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