We analyze the economic factors which have contributed to the dramatic decline of the employment share of unskilled labor in German manufacturing, in particular the role played by the relatively rigid earnings structure. Potential effects of intensified international competition and skill-biased...

The analysis deals with the influence of exporting on the demand for workers with different skill levels. Previous literature suggests that this includes two major topics. First, productivity of exporting firms may increase due to learning facts after entering international markets and/or be...

We analyze the economic factors which have contributed to the dramatic decline of the employment share of unskilled labor in German manufacturing, in particular the role played by the relatively rigid earnings structure. Potential effects of intensified international competition and skillbiased...

Im Jahresdurchschnitt 2007 hat sich die bundesweite Ingenieurlücke im Vergleich zum Jahr 2006 nochmals deutlich erhöht. Besonders betroffen sind Baden-Württemberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen und Bayern, auf die zusammengenommen zwei Dritte der gesamten Ingenieurlücke entfallen. In Bayern fehlen de...