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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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Risk aversion and sorting into public sector employment

Pfeifer, Christian (contributor) - 2008

This research note uses two German data sets the large-scale German Socio-Economic Panel and unique data from own student questionnaires to analyse the relationship between risk aversion and the choice for public sector employment. Main results are: (1) more risk averse individuals sort into...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716541

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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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange

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

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

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Industry churning and the evolution of cities : evidence for Germany

Findeisen, Sebastian (contributor); … - 2007

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

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591489

The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment : new evidence from Germany

Cornelißen, Thomas (contributor); … - 2007

We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003703189

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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Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits : evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012

manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly available data that for the first time combine information from the … manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly available data that for the first time combine information from the … ; gender ; productivity ; profitability ; Germany …

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Physical attractiveness, employment, and earnings

Pfeifer, Christian - 2011

Survey data is used to estimate the impact of physical attractiveness rated by the interviewer as well as by the respondent on employment probability and labor income of men and women. In addition to mean linear and non-linear effects on earnings, simultaneous quantile regressions are applied to...

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