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more than 7,000 firm observations in Germany over a multi-year period. Our theoretical predictions are only supported for …
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A new algorithm for clustering life course trajectories is presented and tested with large register data. Life courses are represented as sequences on a monthly timescale for the working-life with an age span from 16-65. A meaningful clustering result for this kind of data provides interesting...
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, to the best of our knowledge for the first time for Germany, gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and …
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start. The effects are higher for women than for men and higher in West Germany than in East Germany. Further, we find that …
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This study analyzes the sensitivity of US giving to both business cycle fluctuations and trend growth. With tax revenues as a point of reference, US giving constitutes a relatively stable source of revenue. Total giving is characterized by a business cycle volatility which is comparable to the...
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This paper studies the importance of employer-specific determinants in escaping low earnings in Germany. To address the …
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In this study, we examine the incidence and direct consequences of job mismatch for German graduates. Beyond measuring job mismatch by the comparison of qualification obtained by employees and required for a job, we employ self-reported skill mismatch variables concerning overall skills and more...
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German multinationals' direct investments abroad and of foreign multinationals' investments in Germany from 1996 till 2008. A … corresponds to that of Germany. The impact of taxation on investments is negative. A ten percentage points higher corporate tax …
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We use publicly available price data from the German cement industry to estimate the cartel-induced price increase. We apply two different comparator-based approaches – the ‘before-and-after' approach and the ‘difference-in-differences' approach – and especially study the impact of...
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