Using a wide array of examples from the literature and from original estimates, this essay examines the pitfalls that make good empirical research in labor economics as much art as science. Appropriateness and cleanliness of data are considered, as are problems of extreme observations and...

Using a wide array of examples from the literature and from original estimates, this essay examines the pitfalls that make good empirical research in labor economics as much art as science. Appropriateness and cleanliness of data are considered, as are problems of extreme observations and...

Alexander Werner analysiert die Determinanten von regionalen Wachstumsunterschieden in Deutschland, für die verschiedene theoretische Modelle Erklärungsansätze liefern. Der Autor untersucht das regionale Wachstum mehrerer Wirtschaftsindikatoren – BIP und verfügbares Einkommen pro Einwohner...