We study patterns of entry and exit in the German interurban bus industry in the first three years after its … German cities - with the intensity of entry being dependent on the number of inhabitants, average income, the share of under …

determinants of route entry for both providers. Applying survival models, we find that both companies show an increased probability … increased entry probability independent of the presence of a competitor. …

effects into components attributable to selection on unobservables, and to changes in the way that displaced workers are … a large increase in post-displacement employment in the temporary work sector after the reforms. Sorting into worse … wage loss. Collectively, the sorting and matching channels explain almost all of the Hartz reforms' effect on post-displacement …