courts but also the costs of a suit have an impact. Using West German panel data for 1991-2006, we find that the employees …' costs resulting from a suit and the legal determinants of such transfers affect the incidence of severance payments. In …

In 2004, a section was added to the German Protection against Dismissal Act, establishing a new procedure to dismiss an …

selection of workers in our firms and for reverse causality, we find that firms with higher labor costs for older workers are …

selection of workers in our firms and for reverse causality, we find that firms with higher labor costs for older workers are …

selection of workers in our firms and for reverse causality, we find that firms with higher labor costs for older workers are …