This paper analyzes whether workplace employee representation (ER) affects the design of firm hierarchies. We rationalize the role of ER within a knowledge-based model of hierarchies, where the firm's choice of hierarchical layers depends on the trade-off between communication and knowledge...

Immigrants do not fare as well as natives in economic terms; even after including many controls, an unexplained part remains. The ethnic identity entered the field of labor and migration economics in an effort to better explain the economic outcomes of immigrants, their behavior and their often...

Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the vulnerable position of Germany?s children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as improvements in day care provision for children....

Der ifo Geschäftsklimaindex ist im August gestiegen. Die Unternehmer waren erneut mit ihrer aktuellen Geschäftslage etwas zufriedener und korrigierten auch ihre Erwartungen deutlich nach oben. Die deutsche Wirtschaft befindet sich in einem Sommerhoch.