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 …

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. …

This study uses newly available enterprise level data for firms from manufacturing industries in Germany to test for …

what is often argued, therefore, we find no evidence for a negative causal effect of offshoring on employment in Germany or …

policy makers in an evidence based way. This holds true especially for Germany, a leading actor on the world markets for …

the micro-structure of the recent export collapse in manufacturing industries in Germany during the crisis of 2008 …

comparable enterprise level data from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Exporters are more productive and pay higher wages … significantly smaller in Germany, significantly larger in France, and does not differ significantly in the UK. The results for wages …

This note uses the newly available Exporter and Importer Dynamics Database for Germany to investigate the links between … trade dynamics and trade costs. It shows results for the dynamics of Germany's goods trade as a whole, and for trade with … and characteristics of these countries (distance to Germany, difficulty of foreign trade, and market size) on the other …

firms to engage in cross-border transactions infrequently. Empirical models show that for Germany the frequency of …