development of wages and employment across skill groups, there is considerable disagreement to explain these trends, in particular …At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …

stability of educational wage premia was justified by market forces. However, relative wages did not respond to negative net …

matter for the generation of market novelties by new ventures. Using data about German start-ups, we find that there are no … start-ups by technically trained founders is best explored by hiring employees who are trained in business. However, a …

survey", a rich German data set with information on 0.1 percent of all individuals employed in Germany in 1998/1999. We use a …

This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment … groups and between those of different age, taking account of the endogeneity of wages and employment. Compared to estimates … evolution of relative employment measures, we estimate elasticities of substitution between employees in three different skill …

general as well as in technology- and knowledge-intensive subsectors. We compare Germany and Portugal which exhibit, though EU … results for Germany reveal exactly the opposite effect. These results suggest that both specialization and diversity theories …

the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked employer-employee data, we show that …

be extended to allow migrants to move to regions that best reward their skills in terms of both wages and employment. The … extended framework predicts skilled workers to be disproportionately attracted to regions with higher mean wages and employment … rates as well as higher regional wage and employment inequalities. Estimates from a labour flow fixed effects model and a …

This study revisits the increase in wage inequality in Germany. Accounting for changes in various sets of observables … and occupation explain fairly little. Extending the analysis to total employment confirms the basic findings, while …