plants in Germany and, if so, in which direction. Hence, we aim at contributing to the still sparse empirical studies in this … regional agglomeration effects for Germany. Second, while earlier papers looked only at few sectors of the economy or only at … while controlling for the internal structure of the establishments using a rich set of plant characteristics that are likely …

seems warranted. With specific regard to Germany, it is not clear how long the Shadow of Death is and which influence can be … plants in terms of employment change and to this use a comprehensive data set that covers the whole of Germany and contains …