Drawing on a random-sampling of matched employer−employee data that was collected in 2016 by the People's Republic of China Employer−Employee Survey, we first estimate returns of education for Chinese manufacturing workers. Using hourly wages as the dependent variable, we find that the...

We analyze a new management survey for around 1,000 firms and 10,000 employees across two large provinces in China. The unique aspect of this survey is it collected management data from the CEO, a random sample of senior managers and workers. We document four main results. First, management...

Die Gesamtanalyse im Science Citation Index zeigt in den letzten Jahren ein allmähliches Absinken des deutschen Anteils an den weltweiten Publikationen, eine Beobachtung, die auch auf viele andere große Industrieländer zutrifft. Diese Entwicklung ist auf ein starkes Anwachsen der Aktivitäten...

We examine self-reported productivity of home workers during lockdown using survey data from the UK. On average, workers report being as productive as at the beginning of the year, before the pandemic. However, this average masks substantial differences across sectors, by working from home...