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2011) in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to export and to engage in R&D. Using a non … export nor engage in R&D. These results are in line with findings for firms from manufacturing industries. The model …
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In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between unskilled, skilled and high-skilled workers and show that labor demand elasticities with...
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development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …
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This study provides the first comparative evidence of foreign and domestic acquisitions in Germany. A propensity score … Germany which find significant productivity improvements and no changes in terms of employment. These findings are of … particular interest to Germany as one of the most important FDI in ow destinations worldwide. They contribute to the foreign …
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) in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to export and to engage in R&D. Using a non-parametric test … export nor engage in R&D. These results are in line with findings for Argentina. The model, therefore, seems to be useful to …
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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. …
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This paper investigates whether and in what sense the west German wage structure has been ?rigid? in the 1990s. To test the hypothesis that a rigid wage structure has been responsible for rising low-skilled unemployment, I propose a methodology which makes less restrictive identifying...
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The question of the allocation of public R&D funding is becoming particularly important when it comes to identifying the effects of state subsidies, in terms of input or output additionality. This analysis goes one important step further than the existing literature by including the time...
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This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market …
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This study provides insights into the effects of public R&D grants on R&D input and output of firms from Germany …
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