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 …

The salient rank-size rule known as Zipf's law is not only satisfied for Germany's national urban hierarchy, but also …

We examine the causes for rising income inequality in Europe’s most populous economy. From 2000 to 2006, Germany …

; language ; culture ; internal migration ; gravity ; Germany …

size distribution of West Germany, much better than the simple rank-size rule known as Zipf's law. The main mechanism of …

We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate the employment effects of a variety … dynamic selection into programs. Our results suggest that in West Germany both short-term and medium-term programs show … exceptions, we find little evidence for significant positive treatment effects in East Germany. There is some evidence that the …

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 …