The strong and sustained labour market upswing in Germany is widely recognized. In a developing literature, various relevant studies highlight different specific reasons. The underlying study, instead, simultaneously considers a broad set of factors in a unified methodological framework and...

The impact of robots on employment and trade is a highly discussed topic in the academic And public debates. Particularly, there are concerns that automation may threat jobs in emerging countries given the erosion of the labour cost advantage. We provide evidence on the effects of robots on...

Die Elektrifizierung des Antriebsstrangs bei Personenkraftwagen hat langfristig einen negativen Effekt auf das Wirtschaftswachstum und auf die Beschäftigung. Analysen bezüglich der regionalen Auswirkungen einer Elektrifizierung des Antriebsstrangs sind bislang jedoch nur wenig vorhanden und...

The non-constancy of factor shares is drawing the attention of many researchers. We document an average drop of the labour share of 8 percentage points for eight European countries and the US between 1980 and 2007. We investigate theoretically and empirically two mechanisms: the substitution...