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On the organizational structure of multinational firms : which sourcing mode for which input?
Südekum, Jens; Nowak, Verena Nina; Schwarz, Christian - 2012
inputs inside their boundaries. This observation is difficult to reconcile with the property rights approach of the firm … this paper we introduce economies of scope into a property rights model where a producer contracts with two suppliers. The … decides whether to offshore inputs. -- multinational firms ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; property rights approach …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009539235
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Zipf's law for cities in the regions and the country
Giesen, Kristian (contributor); Südekum, Jens (contributor) - 2009
The salient rank-size rule known as Zipf's law is not only satisfied for Germany's national urban hierarchy, but also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003794024
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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Lameli, Alfred; … - 2010
; language ; culture ; internal migration ; gravity ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003939183
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Industry churning and the evolution of cities : evidence for Germany
Findeisen, Sebastian (contributor);  … - 2007
size distribution of West Germany, much better than the simple rank-size rule known as Zipf's law. The main mechanism of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591489
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Cultural diversity and local labour markets
Südekum, Jens; Wolf, Katja; Blien, Uwe - 2009
During the last decade there have been marked changes in the composition of the non-native workforce in the German labour market. In particular there has been a notable increase in the diversity of nationalities of which the foreign workforce is composed. In this paper we investigate the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003925534
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Industry churning and the evolution of cities : evidence for Germany
Findeisen, Sebastian; Südekum, Jens - In: Journal of urban economics 64 (2008) 2, pp. 326-339
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003814001
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The rise of the East and the Far East : German labor markets and trade integration
Dauth, Wolfgang; Findeisen, Sebastian; Südekum, Jens - 2012
We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" - China and Eastern Europe … sector in Germany. We also conduct our analysis at the individual worker level, and find that trade had a stabilizing overall … ; employment ; China ; Eastern Europe ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009558995
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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stefan; Lameli, Alfred; … - In: Journal of urban economics 72 (2012) 2/3, pp. 225-239
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009658028
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Why are educated and risk-loving persons more mobile across regions?
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; … - 2012
Why are better educated and more risk-friendly persons more mobile across regions? To answer this question, we use micro data on internal migrants from the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) 2000-2006 and merge this information with a unique proxy for region-pair-specific cultural distances...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621566
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Cultural diversity and plant-level productivity
Trax, Michaela; Brunow, Stephan; Südekum, Jens - 2012
Using comprehensive data for German establishments (1999-2008), we estimate plant-level production functions to analyze if "cultural diversity" affects total factor productivity. We distinguish diversity in the establishment's workforce and in the aggregate regional labor force where the plant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621855