econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 … Germany's bank-based system of internal control, ownership concentration is harmful for productivity growth. …

first few quarters. This combination resulted in a major increase of imports from the main trading partners of West Germany … in other countries leading to a feedback on Germany. The paper provides a short overview over the basic model. The …

quits are important reasons for wage rigidities for high skilled labour. Compared to findings from the USA, in Germany …

large data sets from the U.S., Britain, and western Germany to test the Krugman hypothesis for the 1990s, when unemployment … in Germany increased (unlike in the U.S. and Britain, where it fell). British and German evidence is further backed up … with alternative data sets for these countries. I find evidence for the Krugman hypothesis when Germany is compared to the …