Using data on a sample of manufacturing establishments in Germany, we find that the use of self-managed teams is …

workers in Germany, firms have incentives to invest relatively more into capital equipment complementary to unskilled workers … evidence consistent with this view based on an industry panel for West Germany and the US between the 1970s and 1990s. We show … that capital equipment per worker is less positively associated with the wage differential in West Germany than in the US …

analysis builds on the task-based approach introduced by Autor et al. (2003), as implemented by Spitz-Oener (2006) for Germany … of wage inequality in Germany. -- Wage inequality ; occupations ; tasks ; skill biased technical change ; polarization …

the German labor market since EU enlargement. Unlike other EU countries, Germany has not immediately opened up its labor … immigrants from outside of Europe for low-skilled jobs instead of competing with German natives. While Germany needs high …

unemployment benefits in Germany, which increases from 12 months to 18 months at the age of 45, to identify the effect of extended …

; Germany …

. Using data from West Germany, we find that women have witnessed relative increases in non-routine analytic tasks and non …

This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment …