results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …

Using representative linked employer-employee data for Germany, this paper analyzes short- and long-run differences in …Mit verbundenen Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Daten für Deutschland analysiert diese Studie kurz- und langfristige …

small and medium-sized plants, in particular in the service sector and in eastern Germany, and its extent is increasing …

-employee data for Germany that allow to take the complete employment biographies of newly hired workers into account. The results …-geber-Arbeitnehmer-Daten für Deutschland, die eine Berücksichtigung der gesamten Erwerbsbiografien von neu eingestellten Arbeitnehmern ermöglichen …

conduct a survey experiment that randomly assigns increases or decreases in minimum wages to about 6,000 plants in Germany and …, sind noch unerforscht. Wir führen ein Befragungsexperiment durch, das rund 6000 Betrieben in Deutschland zufällig …

establishments’ survival chances differ between East and West Germany and whether they converged over time. I find that new … establishments in East Germany had relatively good survival chances between 1994 and 1997, with no big differences between East and … West Germany. In 1998 and 1999 the exit hazard increased strongly in East but not in West Germany, which is likely to be …

In Germany, trade unions and employers associations play a role not only in wage determination but also in social …