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Volume 4, issue 12, 2014

The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Children’s Height: Evidence from Mongolia pp. 3-9

Valeria Groppo and Kati Krähnert

Extreme Winters Affect Children’s Height: Six Questions to Kati Krähnert pp. 10-10

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Forced Displacement Detrimental to the Health of Children in Colombia pp. 11-17

Nina Wald

Impact of Education Programs in Colombian Conflict Areas: Children Attend School More Frequently But Performance Has Barely Improved pp. 18-22

Nina Wald

Violent Conflicts Increase the Risk of Domestic Violence in Colombia pp. 23-26

Johannes Rieckmann

Education as a Tool for Democratization pp. 27-31

Ghassan Baliki and Florian Szücs

Volume 4, issue 11, 2014

Reunification: An Economic Success Story pp. 3-5

Karl Brenke, Marcel Fratzscher, Markus Grabka, Elke Holst, Sebastian Hülle, Stefan Liebig, Maximilian Priem, Anika Rasner, Pia Schober, Jürgen Schupp, Juliane F. Stahl and Anna Wieber

Eastern Germany Still Playing Economic Catch-Up pp. 6-23

Karl Brenke

Eastern Germany Must Focus on Education and Innovation: Six Questions to Karl Brenke pp. 24-24

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Private Net Worth in Eastern and Western Germany Only Converging Slowly pp. 25-32

Markus Grabka

Eastern Germany Ahead in Employment of Women pp. 33-41

Elke Holst and Anna Wieber

Gender Pension Gap in Eastern and Western Germany pp. 42-50

Anika Rasner

Childcare Trends in Germany: Increasing Socio-Economic Disparities in East and West pp. 51-58

Pia Schober and Juliane F. Stahl

Wages in Eastern Germany Still Considered More Unjust Than in the West pp. 59-64

Stefan Liebig, Sebastian Hülle and Jürgen Schupp

Everyone Happy: Living Standards in Germany 25 Years after Reunification pp. 65-71

Maximilian Priem and Jürgen Schupp

Volume 4, issue 10, 2014

Greece Needs a Strategy for Its Transition to an Innovation Economy pp. 3-10

Alexander Kritikos

Economic Reinvention: Greece's Path Forward: Six Questions to Alexander Kritikos pp. 11-11

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Fiscal Devaluation: Economic Stimulus for Crisis Countries in the Euro Area pp. 12-18

Kerstin Bernoth, Patrick Burauel and Philipp Engler

Debt Restructuring in the Euro Area: How Can Sovereign Debt Be Restructured More Effectively? pp. 19-27

Christoph Grosse Steffen and Julian Schumacher

Safe Bonds for the European Monetary Union: Strengthening Bailout Ban with More Robust Financial System pp. 28-38

Philipp Engler and Christoph Grosse Steffen

European Unemployment Insurance: Economic Stability without Major Redistribution of Household Incomes pp. 39-50

Ferdinand Fichtner and Peter Haan

Volume 4, issue 9, 2014

Making the Euro Area Fit for the Future pp. 3-14

Ferdinand Fichtner, Marcel Fratzscher, Maximilian Podstawski and Dirk Ulbricht

Stabilizing the European Monetary Union: High Time for More Reforms!: Seven Questions to Ferdinand Fichtner pp. 15-15

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The European Central Bank as Lender of Last Resort pp. 16-28

Gerhard Illing and Philipp König

Banking Union and Bank Regulation: Banking Sector Stability in Europe pp. 29-39

Franziska Bremus and Claudia Lambert

GDP-Linked Loans for Greece pp. 40-49

Marcel Fratzscher, Christoph Grosse Steffen and Malte Rieth

Volume 4, issue 8, 2014

European Natural Gas Supply Secure Despite Political Crises pp. 3-15

Hella Engerer, Franziska Holz, Philipp Richter, Christian von Hirschhausen and Claudia Kemfert

Europe Needs to Further Diversify Its Gas Imports: Seven Questions to Claudia Kemfert pp. 16-16

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European Energy and Climate Policy Requires Ambitious Targets for 2030 pp. 17-26

Claudia Kemfert, Christian von Hirschhausen and Casimir Lorenz

Nuclear Power: Phase-Out Model Yet to Address Final Disposal Issue pp. 27-35

Christian von Hirschhausen and Felix Reitz

Coal Power Endangers Climate Targets: Calls for Urgent Action pp. 36-45

Pao-Yu Oei, Claudia Kemfert, Felix Reitz and Christian von Hirschhausen

Volume 4, issue 7, 2014

An Investment Agenda for Europe pp. 3-6

Ferdinand Fichtner, Marcel Fratzscher and Martin Gornig

We Need to Give Impetus to the Private Sector: Six Questions to Marcel Fratzscher pp. 7-7

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Weak Investment Dampens Europe’s Growth pp. 8-21

Guido Baldi, Ferdinand Fichtner, Claus Michelsen and Malte Rieth

Europe’s Investment Slump: Five Questions to Claus Michelsen pp. 22-22

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Weak Investment in the EU: A Long-Term Cross-Sectoral Phenomenon pp. 23-30

Martin Gornig and Alexander Schiersch

European Energy Sector: Large Investments Required for Sustainability and Supply Security pp. 31-36

Christian von Hirschhausen, Franziska Holz, Clemens Gerbaulet and Casimir Lorenz

Volume 4, issue 6, 2014

Persistently High Wealth Inequality in Germany pp. 3-15

Markus Grabka and Christian Westermeier

Unemployed Have Considerably Fewer Assets Than Ten Years Ago: Eight Questions to Markus M. Grabka pp. 16-16

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Pitfalls of Compound Interest Effect: Private Investors Underestimate Loss Risks of Financial Products pp. 17-22

Christian Zankiewicz

Volume 4, issue 5, 2014

Low Base Interest Rates: An Opportunity in the Euro Debt Crisis pp. 3-13

Marius Kokert, Dorothea Schäfer and Andreas Stephan

The ECB’s Policy of Low Interest Rates Is Indispensable for Now: Five Questions to Dorothea Schäfer pp. 14-14

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Weak Inflation and Threat of Deflation in the Euro Area: Limits of Conventional Monetary Policy pp. 15-28

Kerstin Bernoth, Marcel Fratzscher and Philipp König

Volume 4, issue 4, 2014

Improved Energy Efficiency: Vital for Energy Transition and Stimulus for Economic Growth pp. 3-15

Jürgen Blazejczak, Dietmar Edler and Wolf-Peter Schill

Energy Upgrades: The Longer You Wait, the Harder It Gets: Seven Questions to Dietmar Edler pp. 16-16

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Climate Protection through Biochar in German Agriculture: Potentials and Costs pp. 17-26

Isabel Teichmann

Volume 4, issue 3, 2014

Women Still the Exception on Executive Boards of Germany's Large Firms: Gradually Increasing Representation on Supervisory Boards pp. 3-15

Elke Holst and Anja Kirsch

Public Companies Could Play a Pioneering Role: Six Questions to Elke Holst pp. 16-16

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Financial Sector: Upward Trend in Share of Women on Corporate Boards Progressing Only in Small Steps pp. 17-25

Elke Holst and Anja Kirsch

Volume 4, issue 2, 2014

Prospects for Consumption-Based Growth in China pp. 3-6

Christian Dreger and Yanqun Zhang

China's New Course: Strengthening Private Consumption: Five Questions to Christian Dreger pp. 7-7

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German-Chinese Economic Relations: Opportunities and Risks for Germany pp. 8-13

Georg Erber

Volume 4, issue 1, 2014

Poor, Unemployed, and Politically Inactive? pp. 3-14

Martin Kroh and Christian Könnecke

The Poor and Unemployed Show Less Political Interest: Seven Questions to Martin Kroh pp. 15-15

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Reduction in Income Inequality Faltering pp. 16-25

Markus Grabka and Jan Goebel

Leisure Behavior of Young People: Education-Oriented Activities Becoming Increasingly Prevalent pp. 26-36

Adrian Hille, Annegret Arnold and Jürgen Schupp