This paper considers training, mobility decisions and wages together to test for the specificity of human capital … contained in continuing training courses. We empirically analyse the relationship between training, mobility and wages in two … ways. First, we examine the correlation between training and mobility. In a second step, we consider wage effects of …

costs (hedging costs) for firm values and exposure. Based on time series data of German DAX companies, DM/ dollar rates and … finding can be explained by higher exchange rate adjustment costs in case of substantial deviations from the long-run median … level. Furthermore, there is indication of asymmetric adjustment costs as effects from appreciations of domestic currency …

literature investigates the impact of unions on adoption costs and the successful implementation of innovations. There is no … differentiation, while it is larger in firms aiming at gaining competitive advantage by low costs and prices. If the goals of the …

Job mobility and employment durations can be explained by different theoretical approaches, such as job matching or …

This paper explores the role of R&D worker mobility on innovation performance. As one main novelty, we employ churning … as a measure for worker mobility. Churning depicts the number of workers which are replaced by new ones. It is a very … innovation through inter-firm knowledge spillovers and improved job-match quality up to certain threshold. The point when costs …

This paper explores the role of R&D worker mobility on innovation performance. As one main novelty, we employ churning … as a measure for worker mobility. Churning depicts the number of workers which are replaced by new ones. It is a very … innovation through inter-firm knowledge spillovers and improved job-match quality up to certain threshold. The point when costs …

This paper considers training, mobility decisions and wages together to test for the specificity of human capital … contained in continuing training courses. We empirically analyse the relationship between training, mobility and wages in two … ways. First, we examine the correlation between training and mobility. In a second step, we consider wage effects of …