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Is There Monopsonistic Discrimination against Immigrants? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
dynamic monopsony framework. Applying duration models to a large administrative employer–employee data set for Germany, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279306
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Identifying the Substitution Effect of Temporary Agency Employment
Jahn, Elke J.; Weber, Enzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper fills a gap in the literature by investigating whether temporary agency employment substitutes regular employment. To take into account the interaction between the two employment forms, we identify a SVAR model with correlated innovations by volatility regimes. We show that a positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279370
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The Interdependence of R&D Activity and Debt Financing of Young Firms
Fryges, Helmut; Kohn, Karsten; Ullrich, Katrin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We investigate the interdependence of debt financing and R&D activities of young firms. Using micro-level data of the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel, our estimation results show that firm characteristics are more important than personal characteristics of the founders for explaining young firms'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403382
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Exports and Profitability: First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms
Fryges, Helmut; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and profitability. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763866
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Reassessing the Wage Penalty for Temps in Germany
Jahn, Elke J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
As a consequence of the rapid growth of temporary agency employment in Germany, the debate on the poor working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703061
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Does the Sector Experience Affect the Pay Gap for Temporary Agency Workers?
Jahn, Elke J.; Pozzoli, Dario - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
temp wage gap and post-temp earnings in Germany. Using a two-stage selection-corrected method in a panel data framework, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009150629
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The KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel: Design and Research Potential
Fryges, Helmut; Gottschalk, Sandra; Kohn, Karsten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
So far, there has been no data set which observes firm formations in Germany not only on a cross-sectional basis using … Bankengruppe and Creditreform set up a panel study of newly founded firms in Germany: the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel. In each of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565185