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The effects of foreign direct investment on job stability: Upgrades, downgrades, and separations
Borrs, Linda; Eppelsheimer, Johann - 2020
We use linked employer-employee data to estimate the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on workers' job stability. We are the first to consider firm-internal job transitions. Specifically, we examine the impact of FDI on the individual likelihood to up- or downgrade to occupations with...
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Ostdeutsche, westdeutsche und ost-west-mobile Mütter im Vergleich
Grunow, Daniela; Müller, Dana - 2012
We assess the relative impact of cultural norms and structural conditions on employment interruption patterns of new …
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Where did all the unemployed go? Non-standard work in Germany after the Hartz reforms
Rothe, Thomas; Wälde, Klaus - 2017
to 3.6 million by 2008. At the same time, employment increased by 1.2 million. Most theoretical and empirical analyses of … this episode assume that a worker leaving unemployment moves into full employment. We ask where the unemployed actually … outflows between unemployment and 16 other labour market states. Direct flows between unemployment and full employment …
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Reallocation patterns across occupations
Bauer, Anja - 2015
Using high-quality administrative data, I analyze workers' opportunity costs of reallocation across occupations by measuring the additional time spent in unemployment before being hired in a new occupation. Furthermore, I inspect the wage changes after reallocation and find that workers who...
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Formal search and referrals from a firm's perspective
Rebien, Martina; Stops, Michael; Zaharieva, Anna - 2017
This study explores the relationship between firms' characteristics and their recruitment strategies. We propose a model based on a search and matching framework with two search channels: a formal channel which is costly for firms and a costless informal channel, i.e. referrals. There is a...
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Churning and institutions: Dutch and German establishments compared with micro-level data
Alda, Holger; Allaart, Piet; Bellmann, Lutz - 2005
, regulation, and social security systems will show the importance of these institutions for the mobility of individuals. In this … market institutions exerting some influence on churning appear to be: the share of fixed term contracts in total employment …
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Dismissal protection and worker flows in small establishments
Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Bonin, Holger - 2004
German dismissal protection legislation on the employment dynamics in small establishments. Specifically, using a difference …
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What explains changes in full-time and part-time employment in Western Germany? A new method on an old question
Klinger, Sabine; Wolf, Katja - 2008
From 1992 to 2005, part-time employment in Western Germany has grown by 82 percent, whereas full-time employment has … shrunk by 14 percent. Behind these general figures there is substantial variation of employment schemes across industries … construction has decreased considerably. We analyse the extent to which the changes in part-time and full-time employment can be …
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Do informational nudges alter firms' hiring behavior of older workers?
Homrighausen, Pia; Lang, Julia - 2019
information brochures) did change firms' employment behavior. The cheap and mild intervention increased the employment rate of …
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To include or not to include? Firm employment decisions with respect to the German disabled worker quota
Hiesinger, Karolin - 2022
This paper analyzes whether financial disincentives affect firm demand for disabled workers. In Germany, firms must pay a noncompliance fine if they do not meet their legal quota for disabled workers. I exploit a threshold in this quota: Firms with fewer than 40 employees are required to employ...
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