Economic performance and productivity varies considerably by region in Germany. Overall, efficiency levels are higher …Wirtschaftsleistung und Produktivität sind in Deutschland regional sehr unterschiedlich verteilt. Insgesamt ist das … productivity. To a considerable extent, the disparities between East and West are an expression of rural vs. urban discrepancies …

work addressing the question of why firms differ in their productivity levels and presents evidence for Germany. …, productivity growth has been slowing down in all developed economies. At the same time, however, studies have found that a handfull … of highly productive companies continue to record above-average productivity growth. Hence, the authors observe …

Germany is one of the most important FDI infl ow countries worldwide. Recently, a new database on foreign ownership became … superior productivity and significantly lower profitability of foreign firms compared to their German counterparts. Furthermore …, foreign takeovers are on average followed by much larger employment declines than German takeovers and show no productivity …

Vor allem in Deutschland nährt das schwache Wachstum der Produktivität im Dienstleistungssektor eine allgemeine …