We examine the relationship between works councils and two different types of employment separation: dismissals by the firm and voluntary quits by employees. Based on representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we find a negative relationship between works councils and both kinds...

The aggregation of polymer colloids is studied in processes induced at high ionic concentration. Cluster-size distributions are measured with a single-cluster light scattering instrument constructed by our team. A brief description of the instrument is given and its proper performance is...

In this paper, we present a stochastic model for obtaining the time evolution of the cluster size distribution for systems following coupled aggregation and sedimentation processes. Both, diffusion-limited cluster aggregation conditions and reaction limited cluster aggregation conditions are...