This paper studies the relationship between wages and the degree of firm heterogeneity in a given industry under different wage setting structures. To derive testable hypotheses, we set up a theoretical model that analyses the sensitivity of wages to the variability in productivity conditions in...

Using a large linked employer-employee data set, this paper studies the extent to which employers insure workers against transitory and permanent firm-level shocks. Particular emphasis is given to the question of whether the amount of wage insurance depends on the nature of industrial relations....

Using a linked employer-employee data set, this paper analyses the relationship between firm profitability and wages. Particular emphasis is given to the question of whether the sensitivity of wages to firm-specific rents varies with collective bargaining coverage. To address this issue, we...

Der Arbeitskreis "Steuerschätzungen" ist ein Beirat beim Bundesministerium der Finanzen. Er besteht seit 1955. Ihm gehören neben dem federführenden BMF, das BMWi, die fünf großen Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitute, das Statistische Bundesamt, die Deutsche Bundesbank, der Sachverständigenrat...