intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our … taken for granted. -- Unionization ; age ; inverted U-shape ; Germany …

Using comprehensive data for West Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of establishment exit. We find that … in a number of ways. -- firm exits ; Germany …

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 …

Gewerkschaft / Deutschland, Gewerkschaftsmitglied, Globalisierung - German unions, union membership, globalization …

Using OLS and quantile regression methods and rich cross-section data sets for western and eastern Germany, this paper …

provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly …

Exports , wages , exporter wage premium , linked employer-employee data , Germany … same industry and region. This paper uses a large set of linked employer-employee data from Germany to analyze this …

In Germany, many labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size, and usually these …

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