Publications

2024

• Merkl C., Sauerbier T.:
  Public Employment Agency Reform, Matching Efficiency, and German Unemployment
  In: Imf Economic Review 72 (2024), p. 393–440
  ISSN: 2041-4161
  DOI: 10.1057/s41308-023-00201-2
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• Merkl C., Stüber H.:
  Wage and employment cyclicalities at the establishment level
  In: European Economic Review 161 (2024), Article No.: 104636
  ISSN: 0014-2921
  DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104636
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2023

• Daniele F., Stüber H.:
  THE MICRO-ORIGINS OF BUSINESS CYCLES: EVIDENCE FROM GERMAN METROPOLITAN AREAS
  In: Review of Economics and Statistics 105 (2023), p. 70-85
  ISSN: 0034-6535
  DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01005
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• Lochner B.:
  Employment Protection in Dual Labor Markets: Any Amplification of Macroeconomic Shocks?
  In: The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (2023)
  ISSN: 1935-1690
  DOI: 10.1515/bejm-2023-0044
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• Lochner B.:
  IABSE-ADIAB – IAB Job Vacancy Survey data linked to administrative data
  In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (2023)
  ISSN: 0021-4027
  DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2023-0004
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• Lochner B.:
  IABSE-ADIAB - IAB Job Vacancy Survey Data Linked to Administrative Data
  In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (2023)
  ISSN: 0021-4027
  DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2023-0004
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• Lochner B., Wolter S., Seth S.:
  AKM Effects for German Labour Market Data from 1985 to 2021
  In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (2023)
  ISSN: 0021-4027
  DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2023-0018
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• Stüber H., Dauth W., Eppelsheimer J.:
  A guide to preparing the sample of integrated labour market biographies (SIAB, version 7519 v1) for scientific analysis
  In: Journal for Labour Market Research 57 (2023), Article No.: 7
  ISSN: 1867-8343
  DOI: 10.1186/s12651-023-00335-w
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2022

• Kick T.:
  Interest rate shocks, competition and bank liquidity creation
  In: Financial Markets and Portfolio Management (2022)
  ISSN: 1934-4554
  DOI: 10.1007/s11408-022-00406-x
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• Kohlbrecher B., Merkl C.:
  Business cycle asymmetries and the labor market
  In: Journal of Macroeconomics 73 (2022), Article No.: 103458
  ISSN: 0164-0704
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2022.103458
  URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0164070422000520?dgcid=author#bb33
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• Lochner B., Schulz B.:
  Firm Productivity, Wages, and Sorting
  In: Journal of Labor Economics (2022)
  ISSN: 0734-306X
  DOI: 10.1086/722564
  URL: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/722564
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• Merkl C.:
  Perspektiven zum Bürgergeld
  In: Wirtschaftsdienst (2022)
  ISSN: 0043-6275
  DOI: 10.1007/s10273-022-3106-7
  URL: https://www.wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/2022/heft/2/beitrag/perspektiven-zum-buergergeld.html
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2021

• Bachmann R., Bayer C., Merkl C., Seth S., Stüber H., Wellschmied F.:
  Worker churn in the cross section and over time: New evidence from Germany
  In: Journal of Monetary Economics (2021)
  ISSN: 0304-3932
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2020.05.003
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• Brown AJ., Kohlbrecher B., Merkl C., Snower DJ.:
  The effects of productivity and benefits on unemployment: Breaking the link
  In: Economic Modelling (2021)
  ISSN: 0264-9993
  DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.02.037
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• Gürtzgen N., Lochner B., Pohlan L., van den Berg GJ.:
  Does online search improve the match quality of new hires?
  In: Labour Economics (2021)
  ISSN: 0927-5371
  DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2021.101981
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• Hafner L., Lochner B.:
  Do minimum wages improve self-rated health? Evidence from a natural experiment
  In: Empirical Economics (2021)
  ISSN: 0377-7332
  DOI: 10.1007/s00181-021-02114-3
  URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00181-021-02114-3
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• Hochmuth B., Kohlbrecher B., Merkl C., Gartner H.:
  Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment: A macroeconomic evaluation
  In: Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control (2021), Article No.: 104114
  ISSN: 0165-1889
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2021.104114
  URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016518892100049X
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• Lochner B., Merkl C., Stüber H., Gürtzgen N.:
  Recruiting Intensity and Hiring Practices: Cross-Sectional and Time-Series Evidence
  In: Labour Economics 68 (2021)
  ISSN: 0927-5371
  DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3691391
  URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927537120301433?dgcid=author
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2020

• Kick T., Koetter M., Storz M.:
  Cross-border transmission of emergency liquidity
  In: Journal of Banking & Finance 113 (2020), Article No.: 105300
  ISSN: 0378-4266
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.02.006
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• Kick T., Malinkovich S., Merkl C.:
  Loan supply and bank capital: A micro-macro linkage
  In: Journal of International Money and Finance (2020), Article No.: 102166
  ISSN: 0261-5606
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2020.102166
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• Kovalenko T., Schnabel C., Stüber H.:
  Is the German Labor Market Granular?
  In: Applied Economics Letters (2020)
  ISSN: 1350-4851
  DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1855300
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• Lochner B., Bauer A.:
  History dependence in wages and cyclical selection: Evidence from Germany
  In: Labour Economics 67 (2020)
  ISSN: 0927-5371
  DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101932
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• Lochner B., Bossler M., Gürtzgen N., Kubis A., Küfner B.:
  The IAB Job Vacancy Survey: design and research potential
  In: Journal for Labour Market Research 54 (2020), Article No.: 13
  ISSN: 1867-8343
  DOI: 10.1186/s12651-020-00278-6
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• Lochner B., Seth S., Wolter S.:
  Decomposing the large firm wage premium in Germany
  In: Economics letters 194 (2020)
  ISSN: 0165-1765
  DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109368
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• Merkl C., Weber E.:
  End the Recruitment Crisis! Raus aus der Neueinstellungskrise!
  In: Wirtschaftsdienst 100 (2020), p. 507-509
  ISSN: 0043-6275
  DOI: 10.1007/s10273-020-2698-z
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2019

• Balleer A., Gehrke B., Hochmuth B., Merkl C.:
  Autonomes Fahren statt Stop and Go: Vorschläge zur effektiven Gestaltung der deutschen Kurzarbeit
  In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 68 (2019), p. 252-260
  ISSN: 1465-6493
  DOI: 10.1515/zfwp-2019-2022
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• Bossler M., Gürtzgen N., Lochner B., Betzl U., Feist L.:
  The German Minimum Wage: Effects on Productivity, Profitability, and Investments
  In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik (2019)
  ISSN: 0021-4027
  DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2018-0074
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• Gehrke B., Hochmuth B.:
  Counteracting unemployment in crises: Non-linear effects of short-time work policy
  In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2019)
  ISSN: 0347-0520
  DOI: 10.1111/sjoe.12395
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• Gehrke B., Lechthaler W., Merkl C.:
  The German labor market during the Great Recession: Shocks and institutions
  In: Economic Modelling 78 (2019), p. 192-208
  ISSN: 0264-9993
  DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2018.09.022
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• Merkl C., Stüber H.:
  Value added, wages and labour market flows at the establishment level
  In: Applied Economics Letters 26 (2019), p. 135-142
  ISSN: 1350-4851
  DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2018.1441501
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• Merkl C., van Rens T.:
  Selective Hiring and Welfare Analysis in Labor Market Models
  In: Labour Economics (2019)
  ISSN: 0927-5371
  DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2019.01.008
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• Stüber H., Seth S.:
  The Public Release Data of the Administrative Wage and Labor Market Flow Panel
  In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 239 (2019), p. 333-344
  ISSN: 0021-4027
  DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2017-1002
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• Taskin A., Firat Y.:
  Does Homeownership Prolong the Duration of Unemployment?
  In: Real Estate Economics (2019)
  ISSN: 1080-8620
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2018

• Chugh S., Lechthaler W., Merkl C.:
  Optimal Fiscal Policy with Labor Selection
  In: Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control (2018)
  ISSN: 0165-1889
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2018.06.005
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• Stüber H., Snell A., Martins P., Thomas JP.:
  Bias in Returns to Tenure When Firm Wages and Employment Comove: A Quantitative Assessment and Solution
  In: Journal of Labor Economics 36 (2018), p. 47-74
  ISSN: 0734-306X
  DOI: 10.1086/693867
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• Taskin A., Guler B.:
  Homeownership and Unemployment: The Effect of Market Size
  In: Labour Economics (2018)
  ISSN: 0927-5371
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2017

• Balleer A., Gehrke B., Merkl C.:
  Some Surprising Facts about Working Time Accounts and the Business Cycle
  In: International Journal of Manpower 38 (2017), p. 940-953
  ISSN: 0143-7720
  DOI: 10.1108/IJM-05-2017-0100
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• Gehrke B., Yao F.:
  Are Supply Shocks Important for Real Exchange Rates? A Fresh View from the Frequency-Domain
  In: Journal of International Money and Finance 79C (2017), p. 99-114
  ISSN: 0261-5606
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2017.09.008
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• Stüber H.:
  The real wage cyclicality of newly hired and incumbent workers in Germany
  In: Economic Journal 127 (2017), p. 522-546
  ISSN: 0013-0133
  DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12313
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2016

• Gehrke B., Lechthaler W., Merkl C., Balleer A.:
  Does Short-Time Work Save Jobs? A Business Cycle Analysis
  In: European Economic Review 84 (2016), p. 99-122
  ISSN: 0014-2921
  DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2015.05.007
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• Kohlbrecher B., Merkl C., Nordmeier D.:
  Revisiting the matching function
  In: Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 69 (2016), p. 350-374
  ISSN: 0165-1889
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2016.05.018
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• Merkl C., Chugh S.:
  Efficiency and Labor-Market Dynamics in a Model of Labor Selection
  In: International Economic Review 57 (2016), p. 1371-1404
  ISSN: 0020-6598
  DOI: 10.1111/iere.12201
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2014

• Merkl C., Faia E., Lechthaler W.:
  Labor Selection, Turnover Costs, and Optimal Monetary Policy
  In: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 46 (2014), p. 115-144
  ISSN: 0022-2879
  DOI: 10.1111/jmcb.12099
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• Merkl C., Snower D., Brown AJG.:
  The minimum wage from a two-sided perspective
  In: Economics letters 124 (2014), p. 389-391
  ISSN: 0165-1765
  DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.06.020
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2013

• Merkl C.:
  Disinflationary Booms?
  In: Economics letters 121 (2013), p. 105-109
  ISSN: 0165-1765
  DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.07.017.
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• Merkl C., Faia E., Lechthaler W.:
  Fiscal stimulus and labor market policies in europe
  In: Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 37 (2013), p. 483-499
  ISSN: 0165-1889
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2012.09.004
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• Merkl C., Snower D., Brown AJG.:
  An Incentive Theory of Matching
  In: Macroeconomic Dynamics 19 (2013), p. 1-26
  ISSN: 1365-1005
  DOI: 10.1017/S1365100513000527
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• Stüber H., Brixy U., Sternberg R.:
  Why some nascent entrepreneurs do not seek professional assistance
  In: Applied Economics Letters 20 (2013), p. 157-161
  ISSN: 1350-4851
  DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2012.684783
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2012

• Brixy U., Sternberg R., Stüber H.:
  The selectiveness of the entrepreneurial process
  In: Journal of Small Business Management 50 (2012), p. 105-131
  ISSN: 0047-2778
  DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00346.x
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• Gartner H., Merkl C., Rothe T.:
  Sclerosis and large volatilities: two sides of the same coin
  In: Economics letters 117 (2012), p. 106-109
  ISSN: 0165-1765
  DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.100
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• Merkl C.:
  Veldkamp, L.: Information Choice in Macroeconomics and Finance
  In: Journal of Economics 107 (2012), p. 97-99
  ISSN: 0931-8658
  DOI: 10.1007/s00712-012-0282-8
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• Merkl C., Hundt D., Weise FJ., Lesch H., Lechthaler W.:
  Eurokrise, Energiewende, Konjunkturabkühlung: Ende des deutschen Jobwunders?
  In: Ifo-Schnelldienst 65 (2012), p. 3-13
  ISSN: 0018-974X
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• Stüber H.:
  Downward nominal wage rigidity in a cross section: An analysis of linked employer-employee data for the years 1995 to 2007
  In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012), p. 1797-1812
  ISSN: 1545-2921
  URL: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873444089&origin=inward
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• Stüber H., Beissinger T.:
  Does downward nominal wage rigidity dampen wage increases?
  In: European Economic Review 56 (2012), p. 870-887
  ISSN: 0014-2921
  DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2012.02.013
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2011

• Merkl C., Brown AJG., Snower D.:
  Comparing the Effectiveness of Employment Subsidies
  In: Labour Economics 18 (2011), p. 169-179
  ISSN: 0927-5371
  DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2010.11.001
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• Merkl C., Schmitz T.:
  Macroeconomic Volatilities and the Labor Market: First Results from the Euro Experiment
  In: European Journal of Political Economy 27 (2011), p. 44-60
  ISSN: 0176-2680
  DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.05.002
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• Merkl C., Wesselbaum D.:
  Extensive versus Intensive Margin in Germany and the United States: Any Differences?
  In: Applied Economics Letters 18 (2011), p. 805-808
  ISSN: 1350-4851
  DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2010.507170
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2010

• Merkl C., Lechthaler W., Boysen-Hogrefe J., Groll D.:
  The Role of Labor Market Institutions in the Great Recession
  In: Applied Economics Quarterly 61 (2010), p. 65-88
  ISSN: 1611-6607
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• Merkl C., Lechthaler W., Snower D.:
  Monetary Persistence and the Labor Market: A New Perspective
  In: Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 34 (2010), p. 968-983
  ISSN: 0165-1889
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2010.01.004
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2009

• Brown AJG., Merkl C., Snower D., Boss A.:
  Einstellungsgutscheine: Effektivität und Umsetzung (Hiring vouchers: practical implementation for Germany)
  In: Journal for labour market research 42 (2009), p. 252-266
  ISSN: 1614-3485
  DOI: 10.1007/s12651-009-0019-5
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• Gartner H., Blien U., Stüber H., Wolf K.:
  Regional price levels and the agglomeration wage differential in western Germany
  In: The annals of regional science 43 (2009), p. 71-88
  ISSN: 0570-1864
  DOI: 10.1007/s00168-007-0205-8
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• Merkl C., Ascari G.:
  Real Wage Rigidities and the Cost of Disinflations
  In: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 41 (2009), p. 417-435
  ISSN: 0022-2879
  DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4616.2009.00211.x
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• Merkl C., Brown AJG., Snower D.:
  Globalization and the Welfare State: A Review of Hans-Werner 'Sinn's Can Germany Be Saved?'
  In: Journal of Economic Literature 47 (2009), p. 136-158
  ISSN: 0022-0515
  DOI: 10.1257/jel.47.1.136
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• Merkl C., Snower D.:
  Monetary Persistence, Imperfect Competition, and Staggering Complementarities
  In: Macroeconomic Dynamics 13 (2009), p. 81-106
  ISSN: 1365-1005
  DOI: 10.1017/S1365100508070417
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• Merkl C., Stolz S.:
  Banks' regulatory buffers, liquidity networks and monetary policy transmission
  In: Applied economics 41 (2009), p. 2013-2024
  ISSN: 0003-6846
  DOI: 10.1080/00036840802360245
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2008

• Merkl C.:
  Gali J: Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework
  In: Journal of Economics 95 (2008), p. 179-181
  ISSN: 0931-8658
  DOI: 10.1007/s00712-008-0040-0
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• Merkl C., Snower D.:
  East German unemployment: The myth of the irrelevant labor market
  In: Journal of Post Keynesian Economics 31 (2008), p. 151-165
  ISSN: 0160-3477
  DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477310108
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• Merkl C., Snower D.:
  Escaping the unemployment trap: The case of East Germany
  In: Journal of Comparative Economics 36 (2008), p. 542-556
  ISSN: 0147-5967
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2008.07.007
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2007

• Merkl C., Engler P., Jokipii T., Vinhas de Souza L., Rovira Kaltwasser P.:
  The effect of capital requirement regulation on the transmission of monetary policy: Evidence from Austria
  In: Empirica 34 (2007), p. 411-425
  ISSN: 0340-8744
  DOI: 10.1007/s10663-007-9041-4
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• Merkl C., Snower D., Brown AJG.:
  Einstellungsgutscheine effektiver als Kombilöhne
  In: Ifo-Schnelldienst 60 (2007), p. 37-41
  ISSN: 0018-974X
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2006

• Merkl C., Snower D.:
  The caring hand that cripples: The east german labor market after reunification
  In: American Economic Review 96 (2006), p. 375-382
  ISSN: 0002-8282
  DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212314
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2005

• Merkl C., Vinhas de Souza L., Esanov A.:
  Monetary policy rules for Russia
  In: Journal of Comparative Economics 33 (2005), p. 484-499
  ISSN: 0147-5967
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2005.05.003
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