Similar Search Results

German-US Commodity Trade: Is there a J-Curve Effect?

Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen; Hajilee, Masoomeh - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 58 (2012) 4, pp. 327-353

The short-run and long-run effects of currency depreciation on the trade balance of Germany have been investigated by … several studies. Studies that have used aggregate trade data between Germany and the rest of the world have been said to … Germany and the US by commodity and consider the response of the trade balance of 131 industries to real depreciations of the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010883600

Exports and Firm Characteristics in Germany: New Evidence from Representative Panel Data

Wagner, Joachim - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 57 (2011) 2, pp. 107-143

Germany is one of the leading actors on the world market for manufactured goods, but not every firm from a … manufacturing industry in Germany is an exporter. In 2006, the share of exporters in all enterprises was 69 percent in West Germany … and 52 percent in East Germany. Reliable information on the characteristics of exporting and non-exporting firms is …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010883608

The Impact of German Job Protection Legislation on Job Creation in Small Establishments

Burgert, Derik - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 52 (2006) 2, pp. 123-139

A frequently-raised proposal in aid of increasing the flexibility of the German labour market, is the liberalisation of the job protection law. This law applies to those establishments with more than a specified cut-off number of employees. The argument examined in this paper is that this...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005819620

And Then There Were Four...How Many (and Which) Measures of Active Labor Market Policy Do We Still Need?

Eichhorst, Werner; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 53 (2007) 3, pp. 243-272

Through the Hartz reforms, German active labor market policy was fundamentally restructured and systematically evaluated. This paper reviews the recent evaluation findings and draws conclusions for the future setup of active labor market policies. It argues in favor of a reduced range of active...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005168405

Exports and Productivity in Germany

Wagner, Joachim - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 53 (2007) 4, pp. 353-373

presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on … sell their products on the world market. Results for West Germany support the hypothesis that the productivity differential …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700740

Foreign and Domestic Takeovers in Germany: Cherry-picking and Lemon-grabbing

Gelübcke, John P. Weche - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 59 (2013) 4, pp. 275-294

This study provides comparative evidence on ex ante performance of domestic and foreign takeover targets in Germany for … the first time. Germany is one of the most important FDI inflow destinations worldwide. Using a new database from German …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764533

Does German foreign direct investment lead to job losses at home?

Temouri, Yama; Driffield, Nigel L. - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 55 (2009) 3, pp. 243-263

multinationals (MNEs) based in Germany. Distinguishing the type of investments and the location of subsidiaries around the world …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784846

Output Characteristics and Other Determinants of Theatre Attendance--An Econometric Analysis of German Data

John O’Hagan; Zieba, Marta - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 56 (2010) 2, pp. 147-174

The purpose of this paper is to test the sensitivity of theatre attendance in Germany to a number of unique output … availability of an exceptionally rich data set relating to the very large theatre sector in Germany. The econometric results … indicate that the output characteristics used do impact significantly on theatre attendance in Germany and possibly more so …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784852

Exports and Profitability - First Evidence for German Business Services Enterprises

Vogel, Alexander; Wagner, Joachim - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 56 (2010) 1, pp. 7-30

profit of the non-exporting firms. Given that Germany is one of the leading actors on the world market for services, the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784855

Subsidies and Exports in Germany. First Evidence from Enterprise Panel Data

Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger; Wagner, Joachim - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 55 (2009) 3, pp. 179-198

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate … an impact of subsidies on the share of exports in total sales in West Germany but no evidence in East Germany. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784859