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In the 1990s overtime incidence in Great Britain and West Germany is quite similar, while the average amount of hours … of overtime for full-time male workers with overtime in Great Britain is roughly twice those in Germany for all years. We … time. In Germany, we observe a remarkable decrease in the share of workers who work paid overtime and a significant …
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Using micro-level panel data of about 35,000 firms from the German Cost Structure Census, we analyze the differences of technical efficiency across industries. Technical efficiency is estimated by firms fixed effects. One striking result is that the distribution of technical efficiency across...
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This paper analyzes the distribution of technical efficiency within manufacturing industries. Using a representative sample of 35,000 firms in 255 industries of the German cost structure census, technical efficiencies are estimated by applying a deterministic frontier production function with...
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We analyze the effect of industry, region and time on new-business survival rates by means of a multi-dimensional approach. The data relate to West German districts in the 1983-2000 period. The survival chances of start-ups tend to be relatively low in industries characterized by a high minimum...
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In our analysis of the impact of new firm formation on regional employment change we identified considerable time lags. We investigated the structure and extent of these time lags by applying the Almon lag model and found that new firms can have both a positive and a negative effect on regional...
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The paper provides information on sample sizes and panel attrition in the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) for the years 1984 – 1999. Furthermore, results of the sequential estimation of non-response probabilities for the different subsamples of the GSOEP are described in detail.
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Using micro-level panel data of about 35,000 firms from the German Cost Structure Census, we analyze the differences of technical efficiency across industries. Technical efficiency is estimated by firms? fixed effects. One striking result is that the distribution of technical efficiency across...
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search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical …
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novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …
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