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How Do Industries and Firms Respond to Changes in Local Labor Supply?
Dustmann, Christian - 2012
Germany over a 10 years period. We find that, while factor price adjustments are important in the non-tradable sector, labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013112767
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Savings, Asset Holdings, and Temporary Migration
Dustmann, Christian - 2011
This paper analyzes savings and asset holdings of immigrants in relation to their return plans. We argue that savings and asset accumulation may be affected by return plans of immigrants. Further, the way savings and assets are held in the home- and host country may also be related to future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129924
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The Structure of Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation : Change and Persistence in the German Model
Addison, John T. - 2011
This paper depicts and examines the decline in collective bargaining coverage in Germany. Using repeat cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120138
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Minimum Wages as a Barrier to Entry : Evidence from Germany
Bachmann, Ronald - 2012
in industries and regions with low barriers to entry. This is particularly the case in East Germany, where the perceived …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107471
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The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK
Algan, Yann - 2009
also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155002
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The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation : Transitions between States and Their Determinants - A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T. - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155159
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Return Migration, Investment in Children, and Intergenerational Mobility : Comparing Sons of Foreign and Native Born Fathers
Dustmann, Christian - 2007
This paper studies parental investment in education and intergenerational earnings mobility for father-son pairs with native and foreign born fathers. We illustrate within a simple model that for immigrants, investment in their children is related to their return migration probability. In our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775690
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Self-Employment : Way to End Unemployment? Empirical Evidence from German Pseudo-Panel Data
Glocker, Daniela - 2007
basis of pseudo-panel data for Germany in the period 1996-2002. The estimation method accounts for cohort fixed effects and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777826
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Income Taxes and Entrepreneurial Choice : Empirical Evidence from Germany
Fossen, Frank M. - 2007
Germany, the top marginal income tax rates were reduced exclusively for entrepreneurs in 1994 and 1999-2000. These tax reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778434
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Does More Generous Student Aid Increase Enrolment Rates into Higher Education? Evaluating the German Student Aid Reform of 2001
Baumgartner, Hans J. - 2007
(BAfoeG) in Germany. We evaluate the effectiveness of a recent reform of student aid that substantially increased the amount …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778539