In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between unskilled, skilled and high-skilled workers and show that labor demand elasticities with...

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled- biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass sich der Arbeitseinsatz in der deutschen Landwirtschaft weiter vermindern wird. Trotzdem zeichnet sich ein gewisser Mangel an Fachkräften ab. Daraus ergibt sich für einen Teil der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe, dass die dort tätigen Personen weiterhin...

This paper follows up recent work on the relationship between (un-)employment and wage effects of social security financing undertaken by the OECD Jobs Study. Based on a simple macroeconometric model of the labour market, I investigate whether the peculiar OECD results for Germany on the...

In the paper we simulate a revenue-neutral cut in the social security contribution rate using five different types of macro- / microeconomic models, namely two models based on time-series data where the labour market is modelled basically demand oriented, two models of the class of computable...

Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass sich der Arbeitseinsatz in der deutschen Landwirtschaft weiter vermindern wird. Trotzdem zeichnet sich ein gewisser Mangel an Fachkräften ab. Daraus ergibt sich für einen Teil der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe, dass die dort tätigen Personen weiterhin...

Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy on both European and national levels (e.g., Aho-Report, Barcelona Strategy). It has a large potential to stimulate innovation since it accounts for 16% of combined EU-15 GDP. We embed public procurement for...

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a...

In recent years, coinciding with the discussion led in many OECD countries, Germany has started to contract out placement services for the unemployed to private agencies. Whereas in the Netherlands and Australia the whole system of employment services was reorganized at once, making an...