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This paper analyses the effects of minimum wages on competition in the German roofing sector. The case is particularly interesting since this sector is faced with a uniform minimum wage despite significant regional disparities in productivity and wages. As a control industry we take the plumbing...
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We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of ideas. The challenge remains to decide which impulses should be on top of the list and...
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Im Blickfeld dieser Studie stand die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Automobilindustrie in Deutschland im langfristigen … Bedeutung für den Forschungs- und Innovationsstandort Deutschland. Die Automobilindustrie wurde dabei nicht isoliert betrachtet … Deutschland mit ein. Darüber hinaus wurde der Rolle des inländischen Absatzmarktes und der Bedeutung des Premiumsegments für die …
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This paper investigates the impact of energy policies on the export performance of firms. There has been a long policy debate on potentially negative impacts of cost-increasing energy policies on international competitiveness. We use firm-level data from three countries with similar industry...
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We examine impacts of different types of environmental innovations on firm profits. Following Porter’s (1991) hypothesis that environmental regulation can improve firms’ competitiveness we distinguish regulation induced and voluntary environmental innovations. We find that innovations which...
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