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 …

estimates the long-run differential employment effects of three different types of training programs in West Germany. We use …

Union density in Germany has declined remarkably during the last two decades. We estimate socio-economic and workplace …-related determinants of union membership in East and West Germany using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel by means of Chamberlain … differences between East and West Germany as well as the corresponding changes in NUD over time. Blinder-Oaxaca decompositions …

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

analysis builds on the task-based approach introduced by Autor et al. (2003), as implemented by Spitz-Oener (2006) for Germany … of wage inequality in Germany. -- Wage inequality ; occupations ; tasks ; skill biased technical change ; polarization …

; 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 …

periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment durations and post-unemployment earnings in West Germany. For …

This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment …