starting to export on plant performance. We find positive effects on growth of employment, labor productivity, and wages. …This paper uses a large plant level panel data set from Germany and a matching approach to look for causal effects of …

Using a linked employer-employee data set for Germany, this paper analyses wage setting in a cohort of newly founded … and other establishments from 1997 to 2001. While theory provides alternative explanations for higher or lower wages in … newly founded firms, we show empirically that start-ups tend to pay lower wages, ceteris paribus. On average, wages in newly …

In der öffentlichen Diskussion gilt als allgemein akzeptiert, dass in Deutschland ein Zusammenhang zwischen Firmengröße …It is often argued that in Germany jobs are mostly created in small and medium sized firms, while large firms generally …

productivity and export volumes. Second, we look for spillover or indirect effects. There is statistical evidence that the levels …

productivity and export volumes. Second, we look for spillover or indirect effects. There is statistical evidence that the levels …

in firm entry regulation. After German reunification, East and West Germany faced different economic conditions, but fell …

Analyse wird ein außergewöhnlich langer Paneldatensatz für das Verarbeitende Gewerbe in Deutschland verwendet. Aus …