Although the theoretical literature often uses lobbying and corruption synonymously, the empirical literature … associates lobbying with the preferred mean for exerting influence in developed countries and corruption with the preferred one … between bribing and lobbying. We test our predictions using survey data for about 6000 firms in 26 countries. Our results …

In this paper, we study how wage mobility in the low-wage sector has changed in western Germany between 1984 and 2004 …

for social custom effects in the determination of union membership. Using panel data for Germany, we find evidence for …

tracking. We calibrate the model for Germany and study how relative demand shifts toward more general skills and changes in the …