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Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using … Germany lead to better earnings prospects compared to degrees obtained abroad for persons with migration background …. Independently of gender and skill level, the estimates affirm higher earnings to educational attainment in Germany. …
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Unemployment information in individual level register data depends on institutional settings, administrative procedures and which registers are merged. In this paper we suggest different implementation strategies for common international and German legal unemployment definitions for the Sample...
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In this paper, we analyze oil price impacts on unemployment for Germany. Firstly, we survey theoretical and empirical … framework of a vector autoregression (VAR) approach for Germany. For this purpose, we use three different specifications in … restricted sample period for post-unification Germany, we oppose claims that the oil to macroeconomy relationship has weakened …
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So far, there has been no data set which observes firm formations in Germany not only on a cross-sectional basis using … Bankengruppe and Creditreform set up a panel study of newly founded firms in Germany: the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel. In each of the …
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Using linked employer-employee panel data for Germany, this paper investigates whether firms implement real wage …
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Recently a wide and empirically-backed consensus has emerged arguing that direct democratic control over government's spending decisions through initiatives and referenda constrains government size. But what happens if budgetary matters are excluded from the voters' right of the initiative? I...
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87 cities in Germany over the period 1995-2012. Employing a panel error correction framework that accounts for the …
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Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...
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break. Using the correction, the paper confirms that the rise in wage inequality among full-time workers in West Germany …
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This paper examines the impact of legal restrictions on fixed-term contracts on employment, wages and the careers of labour market entrants. Specifically, I analyse a 2001 German reform that made it more difficult for establishments that are not subject to employment protection to hire workers...
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