This paper investigates spatial correlation in the matching process of vacant jobs and job seekers. The importance of the interactions of regional labor markets in West Germany is highlighted in several dimensions. We test for spatial autocorrelation in regional hires, unemployment and vacancy...

By applying a stochastic production frontier approach to the matching process of unemployed and vacancies, this paper provides novel detailed insights into the process of job creation. For different labor markets as defined by occupation and region, the methodology produces estimates of the...

Der wirtschaftliche Nutzen von 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (CSR) ist bisher durch Forschungsergebnisse nicht eindeutig bewiesen. Unter Einbeziehung der Psychologie pro-gesellschaftlichen Verhaltens soll eine Analyse von Entscheidungen über das Geld anderer Personen helfen, den...

This paper investigates the efficiency of the matching process between job seekers and vacancy posting firms in West-Germany, using variation across labor market regions and across time. The results of a stochastic frontier analysis shed new light on extent and regional differences of search...