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Scared straight? : threat and assimilation of refugees in Germany

Jaschke, Philipp; Sardoschau, Sulin; Tabellini, Marco - 2023

This paper studies the effects of local threat on cultural and economic assimilation of refugees, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in their allocation across German regions between 2013 and 2016. We combine novel survey data on cultural preferences and economic outcomes of refugees with...

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Management control and innovative activity

Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2000

This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...

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Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries

Bloom, Nicholas (contributor); Van Reenen, John (contributor) - 2006

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Many a little makes a mickle : macro portfolio stress test for small and medium-sized German banks

Busch, Ramona; Koziol, Philipp; Mitrovic, Marc - 2015

We develop a macroeconomic portfolio stress test that is specifically geared towards small and medium-sized banks. We combine a credit risk stress test which simulates credit impairments via a CreditMetrics type multi-factor portfolio model with an income stress test in the form of dynamic panel...

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Managerial ownership and firm performance in German small and medium-sized enterprises

Müller, Elisabeth (contributor); … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Managerial ownership and firm performance in German small and medium-sized enterprises

Müller, Elisabeth; Spitz-Oener, Alexandra - 2001

We analyze the relationship between managerial ownership and company performance, testing the incentive and entrenchment hypothesis. Differently from previous literature, we focus on small and medium-sized private enterprises which constitute an important part of the German economy. We use a...

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Dismissal protection and long-term sickness absence : first evidence from Germany

Gürtzgen, Nicole; Hiesinger, Karolin - 2020

This paper analyses the causal effects of weaker dismissal protection on the incidence of long-term sickness ( six weeks). We exploit a German policy change, which shifted the threshold exempting small establishments from dismissal protection from five to ten workers. Using administrative data,...

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Technologietransfer von Hochschulen : ein Insider-Outsider-Effekt

Beise, Marian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 1996

This paper deals with the conditions of effective transfer of technology from Universities and public research institutions to small and medium-sized enterprises. The theoretical and empirical analyses lead to the conclusion that the chances of improving the technology transfer does not lie in a...

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The distinct features of hidden champions in Germany : a dynamic capabilities view

Rammer, Christian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 2019

Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...

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The banking systems of Germany, the UK and Spain form a spatial perspective : lessons learned and what is to be done?

Flögel, Franz; Gärtner, Stefan - 2018

This paper re-visits the state of decentralised banking in Germany, Spain and the UK. The cross-country comparison we … conducted has identified Germany as having the most decentralised banking system, followed by Spain and the UK, as expected. The … Germany. Our comparison has identified three factors of success contributing to the persistence of decentralised banking: I …

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