In public discussion in Germany it is often argued that jobs are mainly created in small and medium-sized firms (i …

Using a representative establishment data set for Germany, we show that, in line with the existing literature for … ; employment adjustment ; Germany … Beschäftigungsanpassung in Deutschland eine funktionale Form mit fixer und konvexer Komponente aufweisen, wie es auch frühere Studien für …

We provide difference-in-differences evidence from Germany on the effect of deregulating weekday shop opening hours on …

Using a large administrative dataset for Germany, this paper compares employment developments in exiting and surviving … establishments. For both West and East Germany we find a clear “shadow of death” effect reflecting lingering illness: establishments … are more clearly visible in West than in East Germany. Our results also hold when applying a matching approach. …

Using a large linked employeremployee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is associated … clientele. -- works council ; separations ; collective voice ; duration models ; Germany …