This paper deals with the question whether firms' employment performance in the periods preceding their exit can be … plants in terms of employment change and to this use a comprehensive data set that covers the whole of Germany and contains …. On average and for larger plants, employment decline starts between 54 and 63 months before closure. …

, diversity, and competition on regional employment dynamics (Glaeser et al. 1992, Henderson et al. 1995, Blien et al. 2006, Fuchs … foster employment. There are also distinctive differences regarding the single sectors. Last but not least, the regional …

-digit-industries and 191 three-digit-industries. The Establishment History Panel provides detailed information about employment at the …