-West productivity gap is associated with a less efficient labor allocation in former East Germany. Yet, we also demonstrate that the … suggest that regional productivity differences could be substantially narrowed by a more efficient labor allocation among …This paper argues that regional variation in the efficiency of labor allocation among German manufacturing plants plays …

East German manufacturers' revenue productivity (value-added per worker) is some 8 (25) percent below West German …', stating a specialisation of Eastern firms in the intermediate input production as explanation for these sustained productivity … differences. We decompose the East's revenue productivity disadvantage into Eastern firms selling at lower prices and producing …

East German manufacturers' revenue productivity (value-added per worker) is some 8 (25) percent below West German …', stating a specialisation of Eastern firms in the intermediate input production as explanation for these sustained productivity … differences. We decompose the East's revenue productivity disadvantage into Eastern firms selling at lower prices and producing …

-of-variety preferences for employers. Both empirics and theory reveal that higher size wage premiums decrease average establishment size by … productivity. …

provides evidence how the shift in the relative labor supply affects labor productivity, taking into account that differently … the expected shift in the age structure affects labor productivity indicates that the productivity of younger and middle … aged workers will increase. In contrast, the productivity of older workers will significantly decline caused by their …

provides evidence how the shift in the relative labor supply affects labor productivity, taking into account that differently … the expected shift in the age structure affects labor productivity indicates that the productivity of younger and middle … aged workers will increase. In contrast, the productivity of older workers will significantly decline caused by their …

We study the impact of broadband availability on firms’ total factor productivity (TFP) using German firm-level data … between 2010 and 2015. We adopt a control function approach to causally identify and separately estimate productivity for 46 … firms’ productivity in manufacturing, it significantly increases TFP in most service sectors. Yet, the size of the effect is …

on a firm's productivity and what the consequences are for a firm's profits. …