Using a large administrative dataset for Germany, this paper compares employment developments in exiting and surviving … establishments. For both West and East Germany we find a clear shadow of death effect reflecting lingering illness: establishments … are more clearly visible in West than in East Germany. Our results also hold when applying a matching approach. …

abbauen, um diese zu unterschreiten und damit die Abgabe zu vermeiden. -- Deutschland / Schwerbehindertengesetz …

In public discussion in Germany it is often argued that jobs are mainly created in small and medium-sized firms (i …

Gemäß Betriebsverfassungsgesetz müssen in Deutschland Betriebe ab einer bestimmten Größe Betriebsräte von ihrer …

Using a large administrative dataset for Germany, this paper compares employment developments in exiting and surviving … establishments. For both West and East Germany we find a clear "shadow of death" effect reflecting lingering illness: establishments … are more clearly visible in West than in East Germany. Our results also hold when applying a matching approach. -- firm …

In Deutschland zahlen Arbeitgeber traditionell den gleichen Tariflohn für Gewerkschaftsmitglieder und -nichtmitglieder …In Germany, employers used to pay union members and non-members in a plant the same union wage in order to prevent …

In Germany, employers used to pay union members and non-members in a plant the same union wage in order to prevent …In Deutschland zahlen Arbeitgeber traditionell den gleichen Tariflohn für Gewerkschaftsmitglieder und -nichtmitglieder …

same industry and region. This paper uses a large set of linked employer-employee data from Germany to analyze this …