This paper examines the effects that purchased services and imported intermediate materials have on the labour demand … between labour and non-labour inputs. Similarly, the increasing use of both imported materials and purchased services is …

We analyze the performance of firms in the German business-related services sector. A quarterly business survey …

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … as promoted by the Work Support Act (so called bridging allowances). In 1994, the services provided were improved … 1995 and could be observed at least one year after their foundation in 4 regions of East and 11 regions of West Germany. In …

The work permit is the most important instrument to control the labour market access of foreign immigrants in Germany …

, berufliche Umorientierung, Kinderbetreuung, Pflege, Erholung oder Freizeit. Derzeit können Sabbaticals in Deutschland nur im … kann. Dazu werden auf der einen Seite Probleme und Handlungsfelder in der bestehenden Regelungspraxis in Deutschland … möglichen Einführung eines Rechtsanspruchs in Deutschland zu erwarten sind und Anforderungen an dessen institutionelle …

. Further simulations highlight the importance of increased savings preferences in Germany to explain the latter. …

whether the peculiar OECD results for Germany on the incidence of social security contributions and taxes also hold up within … in Germany. The main result of the paper is that there is in fact a positive shortrun employment effect of a revenue …