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

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 …

by one firm - in Germany. Combined data for trade transactions and for characteristics of a representative large sample … share of intra-good trade in total trade was some 17 percent in Germany in 2012. Intra-good trade matters. This share …

document the first empirical results on the relationship between imports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on the … for trading internationally are about the same in West and East Germany. Compared to firms that do not trade at all two …