globalization. We apply correlation and regression analyses in order to test this proposition for German direct investments in …. We rather find that traditional determinants, notably the market size of host countries, continue to dominate German …

countries by German companies for cost-saving reasons. This can certainly not be the cause of a labour market problem in Germany … in Deutschland ein Arbeitsmarktproblem verursachen. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt hingegen, dass Direktinvestitionen, die …It is widely supposed that German companies are transferring jobs abroad in order to save costs and thus creating a …

clubs). The analysis is based on the Mannheim Innovation Panel survey which represents the German CIS (Community Innovation …, international experience and existing technological competences of the respective firm. Innovation barriers at the German home base …