Using OLS and quantile regression methods and rich cross-section data sets for western and eastern Germany, this paper demonstrates that the impact of works council presence on labor productivity varies between manufacturing and services, between plants that are or are not covered by collective...

Dieser Beitrag betrachtet die Entscheidung von Arbeitslosen für oder gegen einen Schritt in die Selbständigkeit. Hierbei richtet er sein Augenmerk auf die Bedeutung individueller Charakteristika einerseits und auf die Rolle des regionalen Gründungsklimas anderseits. Die ökonometrische...

Since 2001 the Statistical Offices in Germany offer access to micro level panel data that linked information from various waves of a survey over time. These panel data enormously extended the research potential of data from official statistics by allowing dynamic analyses and control for...

Using unique recently released nationally representative high-quality data at the plant level, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between productivity and size of the export market Germany, a leading actor on the world market for manufactured goods. It...