This paper reports on ongoing research on the interactions between product regulation and labor market outcomes. In particular, I summarize work on the employment effects of shop-closing regulation in the retail and other related sectors. Evidence on employment in the retail sector from Germany,...

Dieses Paper berichtet über laufende Forschung zu den Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Produktmarktregulierungen und dem Arbeitsmarkt. Insbesondere wird auf die Beschäftigungseffekte von Ladenschlußgesetzen und ähnlichen Beschränkungen eingegangen. Die Beschäftigungsentwicklung im Einzelhandel...

Fragmentation of the value-added-chain is modeled as the reaction of monopolistically competitive firms to the removal of barriers to trade and factor mobility in an integrated trading environment. Since fragmentation requires high-skilled labor, this form of globalization can induce labor...

Fragmentation of the value-added-chain is modeled as the reaction of monopolistically competitive firms to the removal of barriers to trade and factor mobility in an integrated trading environment. Since fragmentation requires high-skilled labor, this form of globalization can induce labor...