Japan, Korea, and China, while at the same time illuminating the mechanism that has driven the narrowing in the productivity …Utilizing the firm-level dataset, this study aims to explore differences in firm-level productivity and growth between …, fluctuations in the ranking are relatively frequent in the case of Korea. Third, in Korea, the TFP levels of low-performing firms …

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 …

rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less … productive entrants to remain in the market. The positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity can, however …

Arbeitsplätzen, Strukturen (nach Größe und Branchen), Umsätze (im In- und Ausland) sowie Investitionen. Der Vergleich von Brandenburg … (size and sector), sales (domestic and foreign), and investments, is analyzed. The comparison of Brandenburg and East Berlin … 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 …

'transformation' also takes into account the existence of China's otherspecific challenges including the many small scale mines, poor … argues thatthe policy of simply closing down mines in China is impractical and ineffective, and that a better alternative is …Rio Tinto-ANU China Partnership, ANU-PKU exchange program, Vice-Chancellor's travel grant …