U.S. manufacturing firms that make sophisticated weapons systems for the Pentagon are subject to an unusual regulatory regime that obligates them to volunteer' information on their business practices to the government and to prime contractors as a condition of their special relationship with the...

Bei dem zur Ermittlung des Produktionspotentials im DIW verwendeten Capital-Vintage Modell wird angenommen, dass die Unternehmen ihre Investitionskalkulation auf der Erwartung begründen, die einmal gewählte Kombination der Produktionsfaktoren, etwa von Arbeit und Kapital, bleibe für die...

In this paper, we use a production function approach to examine the impact of ownership concentration, product market competition and financial pressure on German firm productivity. Additionally, we are interested in the influence of ownership identity and changes in ownership structure. We also...

The answer to competition from emerging countries with low wage costs must be very different according to the affected sector. We need to draw a distinction between manufacturing industry and services that can be relocated and other sectors: consumer services, retail, construction, most business...