provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals’ probability of never-membership is significantly …

western Germany from 1980 to 2004 and in eastern Germany from 1992 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and … worker (significant in western Germany only). A decomposition analysis shows that differences in union density over time and … between eastern and western Germany to a large degree cannot be explained by differences in the charakteristics of employees …

Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that …

development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …

This study provides the first comparative evidence of foreign and domestic acquisitions in Germany. A propensity score … Germany which find significant productivity improvements and no changes in terms of employment. These findings are of … particular interest to Germany as one of the most important FDI in ow destinations worldwide. They contribute to the foreign …

This study focuses on ex ante performance of domestic and foreign takeover targets in Germany, one of the most …

the micro-structure of the recent export recovery in 2010 in manufacturing industries in Germany after the great recession …