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 …

data from Germany, a large European country with many immigrants, we study the adaptation processes of Muslims and …

in Germany. Our data include a large number of migration variables, allowing us to adapt a recently developed concept of … Germany. Our results indicate that separated migrants have a relatively slow reintegration into the labor market. We explain …

This chapter investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to … Germany. -- Cultural integration ; immigrants ; Germany ; ethnic origin ; gender ; generation …

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

, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those …

panel data from Germany. More than 60% of migrants from the guestworker countries are indeed repeat or circular migrants …. Migrants from European Union member countries, those not owning a dwelling in Germany, the younger and the older (excluding the …