This study reports results from an empirical investigation of business services sector firms that (start to) export … comparable enterprise level data from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Exporters are more productive and pay higher wages … significantly smaller in Germany, significantly larger in France, and does not differ significantly in the UK. The results for wages …

Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using … Germany lead to better earnings prospects compared to degrees obtained abroad for persons with migration background …. Independently of gender and skill level, the estimates affirm higher earnings to educational attainment in Germany. …

This study provides insights into the effects of public R&D grants on R&D input and output of firms from Germany …

presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on … into export mar-kets is found. There is no evidence for the hypothesis that plants which start to export perform better in …. Results for West Germany support the hypothesis that the productivity differential between exporters and non-exporters is at …

industries. The study is based on a new data source on subsidized R&D cooperation in Germany, which is presented in detail and …

secondary schooling in Germany which are not migrant-specific. …