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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 …

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Downward nominal wage rigidity in services : direct evidence from a firm survey

Radowski, Daniel (contributor); Bonin, Holger (contributor) - 2009

explain this distinct behavior. -- Nominal wage rigidity ; efficiency wages ; manufacturing and services ; Germany … rigidity in services vs. manufacturing. We observe that wage freezes are significantly more frequent and wage cuts less … frequent in services. Reasons preventing wage cuts reported by employers suggest that fear of excess worker turnover could …

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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 …

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Workfare : eine wirksame Alternative zum Kombilohn

Bonin, Holger (contributor); Schneider, Hilmar (contributor) - 2006

In the debate on in-work benefits in Germany it is often overlooked that such subsidies may only be effective if basic …

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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange

Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Lameli, Alfred; … - 2010

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

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Wirksamkeit der Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung vor und nach den Hartz-Reformen

Bonin, Holger (contributor); Schneider, Hilmar (contributor) - 2006

-Reforms ; Germany …

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Ethnic persistence, assimilation and risk proclivity

Bonin, Holger; Constant, Amelie; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos; … - 2006

The paper investigates the role of social norms as a determinant of individual attitudes by analyzing risk proclivity reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor analysis to construct measures of immigrants' ethnic persistence and assimilation....

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Wage and employment effects of immigration to Germany : evidence from a skill group approach

Bonin, Holger (contributor) - 2005

; Germany …

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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...

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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 …

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