This paper highlights the relevance of a largely overlooked aspect of technological change: its highly unequal regional distribution and the related consequences for workers in case of job loss. We find strong evidence that the regional exposure to routine-replacing technological change (RRTC)...

Based on a unique survey and administrative employer-employee data, we show that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a push factor for the diffusion of digital technologies in Germany. About two in three firms invested in digital technologies, in particular in hardware and software to enable...

The study assesses net employment effects of technical progress which can be expected by the ongoing transition from end-of-pipe technologies towards cleaner production. Empirical evidence is presented on the basis of case studies and panel data including a telephone survey in German industry....

The paper analyses the applicability of vocational training and the earnings of apprentices using survey data from West Germany in 1979, 1985/86 and 1991/92. The applicability has decreased remarkably between 1979 and 1991/92. The objective of the analysis is a survey-data-based assessment of...

Zusammenfassung Während die qualifikatorische Lohnstruktur in Deutschland in den vergangenen beiden Jahrzehnten relativ stabil war, mußte vor allem bei den unteren Qualifikationsgruppen ein deutlicher Beschäftigungsverlust konstatiert werden. In diesem Beitrag werden die Wirkungen des...

Integrierte Umweltschutztechniken gewinnen international an Bedeutung, weil von ihnen neben ökologischen Vorteilen gleichzeitig auch Impulse für den Standortwettbewerb und damit den Arbeitsmarkt erwartet werden. Die Studie liefert¤ erstmals empirisch fundierte Aussagen zu den...

The study assesses net employment effects of technical progress which can be expected by the ongoing transition from end-of-pipe technologies towards cleaner production. Empirical evidence is presented on the basis of case studies and panel data including a telephone survey in German industry....