"There is a large body of literature on the determinants of regional variation in new firm formation. In contrast there are few articles on the spatial differences in new firm survival. Using panel data we analyse both items for 74 western German regions over a ten-year period. The positive...

"Die Wahl eines Standorts ist für Firmen von fundamentaler Bedeutung. Häufig werden Investitionen nötig, die eine Verlagerung mit hohen 'versunkenen Kosten' verbinden. Auch wenn die Anzahl der Verlagerungen seit den 1970er Jahren deutlich zugenommen hat, bleiben sie weiterhin relativ seltene...

"This article studies the role of collective bargaining coverage for the relationship between wages and firm-specific performance. The empirical evidence based upon German linked employer-employee data provides support for the hypothesis that industry-level contracts suppress firm wage...

"This article summarizes recent studies concerning the effects of organizational change on fundamental economic variables. The framework applied to take account of possible selectivity effects is explained in detail. This methodology is applied to the effects of profits sharing and the legal...

Die Wahl eines geeigneten Kooperationspartners stellt einen bedeutenden Faktor für das Gelingen einer Unternehmenskooperation dar. Trotz der hohen strategischen Wichtigkeit von Kooperationen ist bisher weder abschließend geklärt, nach welchen Kriterien Unternehmen ihre Kooperationspartner...

"Empirical investigations with enterprise level data from official statistics often use the average wage as a proxy variable for the qualification of the workforce, mostly due to the lack of detailed information on the qualification of the employees. This paper uses unique newly available data...

"This paper focuses on the question of whether improving the competence of new business founders through programs that offer external expertise enhances the duration of self-employment. In our analysis, we focus on three different programs that are provided along with a financial subsidy and...