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Matching of individuals for start-ups : test of the O-ring theory
Müller, Bettina (contributor) - 2008
In this paper I analyse how individuals match for for the purpose of setting up a new firm. As a theoretical basis I use the O-ring theory introduced by Kremer (1993) and applied to new firms by Fabel (2004). The O-ring theory predicts that individuals segregate between firms according to their...
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Ability matching and survival of start-ups
Müller, Bettina - 2009
In this paper, I analyse how the survival of new firms is affected by the average ability level in the founding team …, the team size, team members' homogeneity with respect to ability, and team members' heterogeneity with respect to … whole population of Danish firms founded in 1998, I find that the average ability level in a team and the team size have …
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The impact of training on earnings : differences between participant groups and training forms
Kuckulenz, Anja; Zwick, Thomas - 2003
survey", a rich German data set with information on 0.1 percent of all individuals employed in Germany in 1998/1999. We use a …
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A note on the calculation of firm-specific and skill-specific labor costs from firm-Ievel data
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000
Virtually all empirical firm-level studies on the demand for labor do not include labor cost in the econometric specification. This is due to the fact that business and innovation survey data usually lack information on labor cost. This paper shows how reliable skill-specific and firm-specific...
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Dynamics of overqualification : evidence from the early career of graduates
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2017
' qualifications and their jobs’ educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data for Germany, I find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636067
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Candidate screening for the recruitment of critical research and development workers : a report and preliminary results with evidence from experimental data from German high-tech f...
Frosch, Katharina; Harhoff, Dietmar; Hoisl, Karin; … - 2015
The report focuses on résumé-based screening strategies for the recruitment of highly qualified research and development (R&D) workers (critical R&D workers) in high-tech firms. We investigate which kinds of professional background, job-related experience, motivations, specific skills, and...
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Rising wage inequality in Germany : increasing heterogeneity and changing selection into full-time work
Biewen, Martin; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Lazzer, Jakob de - 2017
This study revisits the increase in wage inequality in Germany. Accounting for changes in various sets of observables …
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Inequality of educational opportunities and the role of learning intensity : evidence from a quasi-experiment in Germany
Camarero Garcia, Sebastian - 2018
Over the 2000s, many federal states in Germany shortened the duration of secondary school by one year while keeping the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011840590
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Curvature conditions and substitution pattern among capital, energy, materials and heterogeneous labour
Falk, Martin; Koebel, Bertrand M. - 1999
This study deals with the determinants of factor demand in 27 industries of the manufacturing sector during the period 1978 to 1990. Using a quadratic cost function, six production factors are distinguished : capital, energy, three types of labour and intermediate materials. A parametric test of...
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Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the millennium : technical progress, globalization and European Monetary Union
Franz, Wolfgang - 1999
At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443321