We develop a labor demand model that encompasses pre‑match hiring cost arising from tight labor markets. Through the lens of the model, we study the effect of labor market tightness on firms' labor demand by applying novel Bartik instruments to the universe of administrative employment data on...

The general satisfaction of patients and population about healthcare services is an indicator measurement that provides a meaningful perception of population opinion about performance of healthcare system. To study the impact of COVID-19 precautionary procedures and quality of healthcare...

1989/90 drängten demokratische Initiativen aus der Belegschaft die Gewerkschaftsorganisation in vielen DDR-Betrieben zu Reformen. Daran anschließend war der Aufbau von Gewerkschaften und betrieblichen Mitbestimmungsstrukturen nach westdeutschem Vorbild Teil der umfassenden Transformation...