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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 …

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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...

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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'...

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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 …

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Union Density and Varieties of Coverage: The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Kohn, Karsten; Lembcke, Alexander C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining …

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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 …

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What's the Difference?! Gender, Personality, and the Propensity to Start a Business

Furdas, Marina; Kohn, Karsten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Women start fewer businesses than men. The start-up rate among women in Germany falls short of males' start-up rate by …-scale population survey on start-up activity in Germany. As a unique feature, the data combine socio-demographic characteristics …

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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 …

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