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Exports, R&D and productivity in German business services firms: A test of the Bustos-model

Vogel, Alexander; Wagner, Joachim - 2012

This paper uses newly available data for German business services firms to test a hypothesis derived by Bustos (AER 2011) in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to export and to engage in R&D. Using a non-parametric test for first order stochastic dominance it is shown...

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Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels und Firmenpaneldaten aus Erhebungen der Amtlichen Statistik: Substitutive oder komplementäre Inputs für die Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung?

Wagner, Joachim - 2012

werden können, stammen in Deutschland vor allem aus zwei Quellen, dem IAB-Betriebspanel und den AFiD-Panel, wobei das Akronym … AFiD für Amtliche Firmendaten für Deutschland steht, die von den Statistischen Ämtern erhoben werden. In diesem Vortrag … Deutschland sowohl das IAB-Betriebspanel als auch die AFiD-Panel enthalten muss, denn nur so ist sicher gestellt, dass ein …

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Exports, R&D and productivity: A test of the Bustos-model with German enterprise data

Wagner, Joachim - 2012

This paper presents the first empirical test with German firm level data of a hypothesis derived by Bustos (AER 2011) in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to export and to engage in R&D. Using a non-parametric test for first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in...

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Productivity and the product scope of multi-product firms: A test of Feenstra-Ma

Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - 2012

Feenstra and Ma (2008) develop a monopolistic competition model where firms choose their optimal product scope by balancing the profits from a new variety against the costs of cannibalizing sales of existing varieties. While more productive firms always have a higher market share, there is no...

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Exports, foreign direct investment, and productivity: Evidence from German firm level data

Wagner, Joachim - 2005

This paper presents the first empirical test with German establishment level data of a hypothesis derived by Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to serve foreign markets either trough exports or foreign direct investment: only the more...

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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils

Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2003

In a recent survey, Frege (2002) concludes that economic analysis of the works council has reached a `dead end´. The present treatment offers a different conclusion based on a more encompassing review of the evidence. It will identify three distinct phases in the economic analysis of...

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Die mitbestimmungsfreie Zone - ein Problemfeld?

Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 80 (2000) 6, pp. 361-365

Bis Herbst dieses Jahres soll ein Referentenentwurf für eine Novelle des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes vorgelegt werden. Unter anderem soll damit die Verbreitung von Betriebsräten in Klein- und Mittelbetrieben gesteigert werden. Wie ist die Tatsache, dass Betriebsräte heute nur in wenigen...

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Reform des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes

Riester, Walter; Heise, Dietmar; Engelen-Kefer, Ursula; … - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 81 (2001) 1, pp. 7-20

Das Bundesarbeitsministerium hat im Dezember 2000 einen Referentenentwurf zur Novellierung des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes vorgelegt. Welche Eckpunkte enthält der Entwurf? Wie ist die Reform zu beurteilen?

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Works Councils - Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?

Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2002

Using a large panel data set we investigate whether works councils act as sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency.

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Productivity and Size of the Export Market Evidence for West and East German Plants, 2004

Wagner, Joachim - 2007

Using unique recently released nationally representative high-quality data at the plant level, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading actor on the world market for manufactured goods. It...

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