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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

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

The impact of demographic change on human capital accumulation

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009

effect of the relative cohort size on educational attainment of young adults in Germany is analyzed utilizing data from the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003847074

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

Labour market outcomes of immigrants in Germany : the importance of heterogeneity and attrition bias

Fertig, Michael (contributor); Schurer, Stefanie (contributor) - 2007

Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003586581

Always poor or never poor and nothing in between? : Duration of child poverty in Germany

Fertig, Michael (contributor); Tamm, Marcus (contributor) - 2007

This paper analyses the duration of child poverty in Germany. In our sample, we observe the entire income history from …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003538780

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

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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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

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...

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