Germany exhibits a strong reduction in domestic manufacturing production depth (bazaar effect). I argue that this reflects an unbundling of comparative advantage. Using a model where Ricardian plus Heckscher-Ohlin-type comparative advantage relates to fragments of production, I compare a trading...

Im Fokus dieses Working Papers steht die Analyse von in Deutschland ansässigen, international agierenden Großunternehmen aus der Medizintechnikbranche und ihrer globalen Reorganisation im Bereich Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE). Zudem wird diskutiert, wie sich Interessenvertretung für...

Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) bilden die Grundlage für Wohlstand und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Dies gilt umso mehr für eher rohstoffarme Länder wie Deutschland. Aus diesem Grund werden hierzulande jährlich mehr als drei Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung für FuE ausgegeben. Auch die...

It is neither likely nor desirable for central banks to exit from unconventional monetary policies in the near future. However, it is important that central banks develop an exit strategy, evaluate the merits of new and old monetary policy tools and communicate with the public so as to maintain...

In the current public discussion, it is considered certain that we are living in a time of rapidly advancing automation, which is driven in particular by the use of robots. Accordingly, many academic publications use robot density as the central indicator of automation. The present study...

This paper deals with a case of transnational cooperation between companies. The profile of cooperation between the two motor vehicle makers Skoda and the Volkswagen Group is reconstructed, characterised by the interlocking transformation and globalisation. Decisive for the success of the...

This paper considers the demand for job training and its interaction with organization adjustments through rotation within a team and relocation across teams in response to demand and supply shocks. The analysis includes estimations of determinants of on-thejob training, and of how much such...