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Outsourcing of services, imported materials and the demand for heterogeneous labour : an application of a generalised Box-Cox function
Falk, Martin; Koebel, Bertrand M. - 2000
This paper examines the effects that purchased services and imported intermediate materials have on the labour demand for different skills in the manufacturing sector. We derive and estimate a factor demand system based on the generalised Box-Cox cost function nesting both the normalised...
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Substitution elasticities between capital, labour, material, electricity and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors
Koschel, Henrike - 2000
In this paper, substitutional relationships between capital, labour, material, electricity, and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors are estimated using a translog cost function. Estimates are based on a pooled time-series cross-sectional data sample for the period 1978-90 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444715
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A gains from trade perspective on macroeconomic fluctuations
Beaudry, Paul; Portier, Franck - 2012
Business cycles reflect changes over time in the amount of trade between individuals. In this paper we show that … incorporating explicitly intra-temporal gains from trade between individuals into a macroeconomic model can provide new insight into … "gains from trade" approach can easily explain why changes in perceptions about the future (including "news" about the future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424712
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Exchange rate or wage changes in internationale adjustment? : Japan and China versus the United States
McKinnon, Ronald I. (contributor) - 2005
China or Japan, has no predictable effect on its trade surplus. Currency appreciation by the creditor country will slow its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003114252
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Credit constraints, energy management practices, and investments in energy saving technologies : German manufacturing in close-up
Löschel, Andreas; Lutz, Benjamin Johannes; Massier, Philipp - 2017
We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular, we shed light on the relationship between financial barriers (e. g. credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011765007
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Public research and industrial innovations in Germany
Beise, Marian; Stahl, Harald - 1998
This paper deals with the effects of publicly funded research at universities, polytechnics and federal research labs on industrial innovations in Germany. We discuss the characteristics of companies that benefit from the findings of public research institutions. In questioning 2,300 companies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441735
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Emissions trading and productivity : firm-level evidence from German manufacturing
Lutz, Benjamin Johannes - 2016
I study the causal effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the productivity of German manufacturing firms. Using administrative firm-level data, I estimate robust production functions for narrowly defined industries. This approach allows for an endogenous dynamic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543592
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ICT and global sourcing : evidence for German manufacturing and service firms
Rasel, Fabienne - 2015
industry diversity. Moreover, labour productivity is positively linked to global sourcing. The findings support arguments for … the importance of the Internet for global trade and they confirm the productivity advantage of importing in comparison to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418739
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Offshoring and ICT : evidence for German manufacturing and service firms
Rasel, Fabienne - 2012
In this paper, I analyse the relationship between offshoring and ICT at the firm level differentiating between manufacturing and services. Using firm-level data from the manufacturing and service sector in Germany and a broad range of ICT measures, overall, the results reveal a positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686736
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Social infrastructure and productivity of manufacturing firms : evidence from Pakistan
Ahmed, Riaz - 2016
Does investment in social infrastructure affect the productivity of manufacturing firms in developing countries? To test this question, I empirically investigate the impact of social infrastructure indicators at district level on firm productivity using firm level data from Pakistan. I split my...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011456977