-ins for monetary union with respect to Germany. Using tests for cointegration and common features for monthly data during the …

structural breaks in the dynamics and the volatility of the real output process in Germany can be detected. We report evidence … that output volatility has declined in Germany. Yet, this decline in output volatility is not as clear-cut as it is in the …Stylized facts suggest that output volatility in OECD countries has declined in recent years. However, the causes and …

From a theoretical point of view, greater trade openness affects firm-level volatility by changing the exposure and the … link between openness and volatility. Using two novel datasets on German firms, we analyze the evolution of firm …-level output volatility and the link between volatility and trade openness. We find that firm-level output volatility displays …

structural breaks in the dynamics and the volatility of the real output process in Germany can be detected. We report evidence … that output volatility has declined in Germany. Yet, this decline in output volatility is not as clear-cut as it is in the …Stylized facts suggest that output volatility in OECD countries has declined in recent years. However, the causes and …

increase uncertainty through a higher volatility of employment. We use regional data from Germany to test whether openness for … trade has an impact on volatility. We find a downward trend in the unconditional volatility of employment, which has been … interrupted by the re-unification period. Patterns are similar to those for output volatility. The conditional volatility of …

' activities is associated with an increase in firm-level employment volatility. We use a firm-level dataset for Germany which … that are active in Germany. We decompose the volatility of firms into their reaction and their exposure to aggregate …

From a theoretical point of view, greater trade openness affects firm-level volatility by …