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The paper investigates (a) the number and structure of available jobs by gender in East and West Germany, (b) the gap between the supply and demand of jobs by gender in both regions and (c) the reasons for the wider "job gap" in East Germany compared with West Germany. The paper uses data from...
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With a unique loan portfolio maintained by a top-20 universal bank in Germany, this study tests whether unconventional monetary policy by the European Central Bank reduced corporate borrowing costs. We decompose corporate lending rates into refinancing costs, as determined by money markets, and...
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Das Mietniveau zwischen Westdeutschland und Ostdeutschland unterscheidet sich im Durchschnitt um weniger als einen Euro pro Quadratmeter. Dieser geringe Unterschied ist angesichts der wirtschaftlichen Schwäche und der hohen Leerstandsrate in Ostdeutschland erklärungsbedürftig. An einem Sample...
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We use the World Input Output Database (WIOD) to estimate the potential employment effects of a hard Brexit in 43 … like China, for example. The relative effects (in percent of total employment) are largest in Malta and Ireland. UK … employment will also be affected via intermediate input production. Within Germany, the motor vehicle industry and in particular …
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The effects of private equity buyouts on employment, productivity, and job reallocation vary tremendously with … millions of control firms. Employment shrinks 13% over two years after buyouts of publicly listed firms - on average, and … of credit conditions or slowing of GDP growth curtails employment growth and intra-firm job reallocation at target firms …
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We analyse the impact of robot adoption on employment composition using novel micro data on robot use in German … employment effects for the least routine-task intensive occupations and for young workers, with the latter being better at … adapting to change. An event-study analysis of robot adoption confirms both predictions. We do not find adverse employment …
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Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar firms start their business life small and then grow over time. Small firms have less internal resources, which makes them more fragile and sensitive to macroeconomic conditions....
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-displacement wage. Using rich and accurate data on workers' employment patterns before and after displacement, we compare the earnings … and employment outcomes of displaced workers who entered transfer companies with those that did not. Workers can choose … and IV estimates indicate that the use of a transfer company has a positive and significant effect on employment rates …
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We investigate whether employees in Germany benefit from public bank guarantees in terms of employment probability and … results show that bank guarantees lead to higher employment, but lower wage prospects for employees after working in affected …
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-in-difference estimation reveals no significant employment effects of the minimum wage introduction. We test for alternative adjustment …
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