output calculated at un-changed prices increased by more than 13%. Due to these two factors the productivity of live … workforce improved by more than 40%. The productivity of live workforce in enterprises run by home capital alone is considerably …

workers with the same (observed) human capital but different appearance (race): unobserved productivity (skill), search … National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Estimation of these parameters by matching moments from a sample of black and white high … school graduates implies: a) blacks have a 9% lower productivity level than whites; b) the disutility factor in employer …

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

through local subsidiaries. The essay demonstrates that the adverse employment effects of a unilateral wage floor increase … significantly when trade barriers are removed. Multinational firms mitigate the adverse employment effects of one-sided wage … rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …