This paper argues that regional variation in the efficiency of labor allocation among German manufacturing plants plays a critical role in explaining regional disparities in productivity. In fact, we show that over 50% of the East-West productivity gap is associated with a less efficient labor...

Die Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels zeigen, dass sich kleinere Betriebe in vielen Punkten von größeren Betrieben unterscheiden. Unterschiede in der Beschäftigten- und Eigentümerstruktur zeigen sich darin, dass kleinere Betriebe seltener wissensintensive Arbeitsplätze anbieten als größere...

Economists have recently recognised services offshoring as an important influence on domestic labour market outcomes. Services are of particular interest since their significance has grown in terms of both quantity and quality. Only one and a half decades ago, most services were considered...