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Rent-sharing and collective bargaining coverage - evidence from linked employer-employee data

Gürtzgen, Nicole (contributor) - 2005

Using a linked employer-employee data set, this paper analyses the relationship between firm-profitability and wages. Particular emphasis is given to the question of whether the sensitivity of wages to firm-specific rents varies with collective bargaining coverage. To address this issue, we...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003243023

Private incentives to innovate : interplay of new products and brand-name reputation

Leheyda, Nina (contributor) - 2008

This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793986

The pulse of liability of foreignness : dynamic legitimacy and experiences effects in the German car market

Kaiser, Ulrich (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006

Globalization has provided many companies with new opportunities for growth and efficiency. This requires them to operate successfully across cultural and social borders. These can be stumbling blocks to internationalization and have been found to cause frequent errors and delays for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003383660

Competition and trust : evidence from German car manufacturers

Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad - 2011

We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...

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There's no place like home : a strategic framework to overcome liability of foreignness in the German car market

Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); Zimmermann, Jörg (contributor) - 2005

Germany through firm-specific advantages. Still, some face significant challenges. A submarket analysis shows that home market … advantages are more deeply rooted in the Western part of Germany and that foreign competitors find a more accessible competitive … environment in Eastern Germany. Therefore, East Germany is a superior platform for deploying effective and efficient …

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Harmonisierung der Konzernbesteuerung innerhalb und an den Außengrenzen der Europäischen Union

Spengel, Christoph (contributor); Wendt, Carsten (contributor) - 2007

In its study on company taxation the European Commission proposed to provide multinational companies with a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) for their EU-wide activities. The application of the CCCTB is limited to the boundaries of the EU. For those cross-border business activities...

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Konzernsteuerquote und Investitionsverhalten

Becker, Johannes (contributor); Fuest, Clemens (contributor) - 2005

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Who should pay for certification?

Stahl, Konrad; Strausz, Roland - 2011

Who does, and who should initiate costly certification by a third party under asymmetric quality information, the buyer or the seller? Our answer - the seller - follows from a nontrivial analysis revealing a clear intuition. Buyer-induced certification acts as an inspection device,...

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Public support for the European car industry : an integrated analysis

Grigolon, Laura; Leheyda, Nina; Verboven, Frank - 2012

We provide an overview of public support for the European car industry during the past decade. First, we identify the most relevant instruments of public support, and review their economic assessment. The European Commission increasingly recognizes the role of economic analysis in controlling...

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Scrapping subsidies during the financial crisis : evidence from Europe

Leheyda, Nina; Verboven, Frank - 2013

We study the effects of the car scrapping subsidies in Europe during the financial crisis. We make use of a rich data set of all car models sold in nine European countries, observed at a monthly level during 2005-2011.We employ a difference-in-differences approach, exploiting the fact that...

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