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One-third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries: First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data
Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the co-determination – firm performance nexus by using a new type of data that combines information on the co-determination status of enterprises from a commercial data base and supplementary information collected from the firms with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005103282
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Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants
Constant, Amelie F.; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777149
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Another Economic Miracle? The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important … reforms, the nature of the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies in Germany, the extension of short-time work, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416929
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Labor Market Reforms and the Great Recession
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884403
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Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959523
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Is Germany the North Star of Labor Market Policy?
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Germany's recovery from an unemployment disease and its resilience to the Great Recession is remarkable. Its success …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735642
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Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce, Productivity and Profits: Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly available data that for the first time combine information from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652531
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The Impact of Risk Aversion, Role Models, and the Regional Milieu on the Transition from Unemployment to Self-Employment: Empirical Evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
The focus of this paper is on the choice of the unemployed between becoming an entrepreneur or not. It contributes to the literature by empirically investigating two hitherto neglected issues: What is the impact of risk aversion and personal contact with a role model in shaping the decision to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703719