Summary This paper analyses the impact of cluster structures on employment development in Germany according to the hypothesis of Porter (1998). It develops a new way of measuring the co-location of suppliers and buyers of intermediate goods in a region based on an input-output approach. The...

Die Finanzmarktkrise hat gravierende Auswirkungen auf Weltwirtschaft und Welthandel. Aber auch die internationalen Organisationen sind von der Krise betroffen: Der Internationale Währungsfonds IWF und die Weltbank erleben als Retter in der Not einen Aufschwung. Von der Welthandelsorganisation...

This paper analyses the impact of cluster structures on employment development in Germany according to the hypothesis of Porter (1998). It develops a new way of measuring the co-location of suppliers and buyers of intermediate goods in a region based on an input-output approach. The resulting...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether labour market entry via temporary work has any (persistent) effects on labour market outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: Using unique data on several cohorts of graduates from the German apprenticeship system, the authors interpret...