investigation in China. On the basis of the data from 1481 Chinese companies listed in Shanghai, Shenzhen or New York, it is found … nearly 20% are controlled by families. The average degree of ownership concentration in China is more than 30%, which is … evidence in China shows that the companies listed abroad are more concentrated than those listed only inland. The investigation …

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 …

Beschäftigungsverhältnissen in der verarbeitenden Industrie nicht beeinflusst, geht es einher mit einer Zunahme der Beschäftigungsstabilität im … 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 …

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 …

to improve their establishment level productivity relative to a peer control groups of firms. We find no evidence that … productivity after going private, there is little evidence of difference-in-differences efficiency gains relative to peer groups of … peer groups. Our findings cast doubt on the view that public markets cause listed firms to make sub-optimal, productivity …