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Innovation and location in German knowledge intensive business service firms

Brunow, Stephan; Hammer-Langrock, Andrea; McCann, Philip - 2017

Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) are widely perceived as being important drivers of technological progress … and innovation. KIBS are generally understood as depending, driving and thriving on knowledge exchanges and therefore … paper investigates how the innovation performance and processes of KIBS firms are related to their distance from the nearest …

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Types of FDI and determinants of affiliate size : the classification makes the difference

Hecht, Veronika; Moritz, Michael; Noska, Patricia; … - 2016

This paper deals with the measurement of motives for foreign direct investment (FDI). Due to a lack of information, several indirect measures exist in order to classify multinational firms into the two main types of FDI. While vertical foreign direct investment (VFDI) refers to the international...

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Commuting farther and earning more? : how employment density moderates workers' commuting distance

Reichelt, Malte; Haas, Anette - 2015

Innerhalb der letzten Jahrzehnte hat ein Großteil der industrialisierten Länder einen Anstieg der Pendeldistanzen verzeichnet. Dies ruft zunehmendes Interesse an den Determinanten der Pendelstrecken hervor. Die primäre theoretische Erklärung für längere Pendeldistanzen basiert auf höheren...

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The valuation of changes in commuting distances : an analysis using georeferenced data

Dauth, Wolfgang; Haller, Peter - 2016

We analyze the causal effect of commuting on wages, using a large sample of German job changers. Information on their home and workplace addresses in combination with road navigation software allows us to calculate exact door-to-door commuting distances with an unprecedented degree of precision....

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A Global Vector Autoregression (GVAR) model for regional labour markets and its forecasting performance with leading indicators in Germany

Schanne, Norbert - 2015

It is broadly accepted that two aspects regarding the modeling strategy are essential for the accuracy of forecast: a parsimonious model focusing on the important structures, and the quality of prospective information. Here, we establish a Global VAR framework, a technique that considers a...

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Direct and indirect effects of mass layoffs : evidence from geo-referenced data

Vom Berge, Philipp; Schmillen, Achim - 2015

Using a novel data set that contains precise geo-referenced information on the universe of German establishments, we analyse both the direct effects of mass layoffs and any indirect impacts on workers who are employed in the vicinity of an establishment being closed down. In line with the...

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Long-run processes of geographical concentration and dispersion : evidence from Germany

Dauth, Wolfgang; Fuchs, Michaela; Otto, Anne - 2015

This paper analyzes the evolution of geographical concentration in the West German manufacturing, service, and knowledge-intensive sectors over a time period of 30 years. Drawing on detailed plant data of 187 industries from 1980 to 2010, we observe substantial concentration that is highest in...

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Location choice of German multinationals in the Czech Republic : the importance of agglomeration economies

Hecht, Veronika - 2015

This paper analyses the location choice of German investors in the Czech Republic based on a unique dataset covering all Czech companies with a German equity holder in 2010. The identification of the regional determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) location is an important regional...

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Hiring by start-ups and regional labor supply

Bellmann, Lisa; Brixy, Udo - 2018

Young firms find it difficult to attract (skilled) workers. Using linked employer-employee data for Germany we investigate how local labor market conditions affect the hiring success of young firms. In a first step, we estimate the probability of the founder becoming an employer. In a second...

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Inter-industry labor flows

Neffke, Frank; Otto, Anne; Weyh, Antje - 2016

Labor flows across industries reallocate resources and diffuse knowledge among economic activities. However, surprisingly little is known about the structure of such inter-industry flows. How freely do workers switch jobs among industries? Between which pairs of industries do we observe such...

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