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Firm heterogeneity and wages under different bargaining regimes : does a centralised union care for low-productivity firms?

Gürtzgen, Nicole (contributor) - 2009

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...

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Rolle und Bedeutung von Intermediären in Wissens- und Technologietransfer

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Licht, Georg; Rammer, Christian; … - In: ifo Schnelldienst 54 (2001) 04, pp. 40-49

Der Beitrag untersucht die Rolle, die Intermediäre im Transfer zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft einnehmen, und schließt mit Empfehlungen, durch welche Schritte die Effektivität und Effizienz der Arbeit von intermediären Einrichtungen erhöht werden könnte.

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Abgasskandal, Kartellverdacht, Zulassungsverbot: Deutsche Autoindustrie im Verruf - was folgt für den Standort Deutschland?

Rammer, Christian; Flasbarth, Jochen; Meißner, Heinz Rudolf - In: ifo Schnelldienst 70 (2017) 18, pp. 3-20

Rücksichtnahme« der Politik in Deutschland gegenüber den Autokonzernen und verweist auf die große volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der … Branche. Die deutsche Politik habe sich dafür entschieden, den Autoproduktionsstandort Deutschland so gut es geht zu schützen … könnten. Das würde die deutsche Automobilindustrie und vor allem das »Autoland Deutschland« vor unlösbare wirtschaftliche …

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Innovation success of non-R&D-performers : substituting technology by management in SMEs

Rammer, Christian (contributor); … - 2008

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a...

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Rent-sharing: does the bargaining regime make a difference? : theory and empirical evidence

Gürtzgen, Nicole (contributor) - 2005

This paper analyses whether wages in Germany respond to firm-specific profitability conditions. Particular emphasis lies on the question of whether the extent of rent-sharing varies across different systems of wage determination. Those may be categorised into sector-specific wage agreements,...

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Increasing energy and resource efficiency through innovation : an explorative analysis using innovation survey data

Rennings, Klaus; Rammer, Christian - 2009

Energy and resource efficiency innovations (EREIs) are often seen as win-win opportunities for both the economic and the environmental performance of firms. It is thus worth asking how the innovation activities and performance of firms with regard to energy and resource efficiency look like: Do...

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Wage insurance within German firms : do institutions matter?

Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2009

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....

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Innovation, competition and incentives for R&D

Wörter, Martin; Rammer, Christian; Arvanitis, Spyridon - 2010

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...

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Rent-sharing and collective bargaining coverage : evidence from linked employer-employee data

Gürtzgen, Nicole (contributor) - 2006 - Rev. version

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...

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Should low-wage workers care about where they work? : assessing the impact of employer characteristics on low-wage mobility

Gürtzgen, Nicole; Heinze, Anja - 2010

This paper studies the importance of employer-specific determinants in escaping low earnings in Germany. To address the initial conditions problem and the endogeneity of employer retention, we model (intra-firm) low-pay transitions using a multivariate Probit model that accounts for selection...

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