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In this paper, the role of the computer at the workplace will be examined in determining the wage structure in Germany …) had for France, that in Germany the coefficient for computer usage at the workplace did NOT remain stable and although …-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) die Rolle der Nutzung von Computern am Arbeitsplatz als Determinante der Lohnstruktur in Deutschland untersucht …
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This study uses the hedonic approach to measure the amenity value of climate in Germany. Unlike in earlier research … what theory would predict. Throughout Germany house prices are higher in areas with higher January temperatures, lower July … temperatures and lower January precipitation. In East Germany wages are higher in areas with higher January precipitation. The full …
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We analyse the convergence and heterogeneity of living standards between East and West Germany since unification. Based …, including retirees and the unemployed, of East and West Germany over the fifteen years for which data are available. Using a … highest negative income gap. This probably reflects out-migration from East Germany by the young and highly skilled. On the …
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This paper analyzes the inflation expectation formation empirically for German consumers. The expectation formation process is analyzed for a representative consumer and for different demographic groups. The results indicate that German consumers are a relatively homogeneous group. There are...
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Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and profitability. It …. -- Exports ; profitability ; micro data ; Germany …
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Mit einem Paneldatensatz für sämtliche niedersächsischen Industriebetriebe der Jahre 1995 bis 2002 werden drei Hypothesen aus dem Modell von Hopenhayn (Econometrica 1992) getestet: (H1) Firmen, die in der Periode t aus dem Markt ausscheiden, waren in der Periode t-1 weniger produktiv als...
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Export, Auslandsinvestition, Wissensproduktion, Deutschland - Exports, foreign direct investment, knowledge production … function, Germany …Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms …
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This paper presents the first empirical test with German establishment level data of a hypothesis derived by Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to serve foreign markets either trough exports or foreign direct investment: only the more...
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This paper presents the first nonparametric test whether German works councils go hand in hand with higher labor productivity or not. It distinguishes between establishments that are covered by collective bargaining or not. Results from a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for first order stochastic...
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Using OLS and quantile regression methods and rich cross-section data sets for western and eastern Germany, this paper …
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