We examine the response of a large panel of German establishments to the crisis in terms of their job flows (changes in employment) and consequent worker flows (hires, separations and layoffs). We analyse the extent to which job flows and worker flows at the establishment level are...

Das ifo Institut hat zusammen mit dem Personaldienstleister Randstad im 4. Quartal 2015 Personalleiter von 1 163 Unternehmen nach ihrer Absicht gefragt, in diesem oder im kommenden Jahr Flüchtlinge einzustellen. 34% der Personalleiter können sich demnach vorstellen, 2016 oder ab 2017...

This contribution investigates whether working time accounts are beneficial for the performance of German establishments. Based on the representative German Establishment Panel of the Institute for Employment Research during the period 2008-2013, effects on productivity, wages, sales, firm size,...