Using the IAB Employment Sample (IABS) covering 1980-2001 we investigate what impact the fall of the Iron Curtain has had on the skill structure of employment and wages in the western German districts neighbouring the Czech Republic. The introduction of free trade in this region, which has one...

Unter Verwendung der Daten der IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe der Jahre 1980-2001 wird untersucht, welchen Einfluss das Fallen des Eisernen Vorhangs auf die Qualifikationsstruktur der Beschäftigten und die Löhne in den westdeutschen Gebieten hatte, die an die Tschechische Republik grenzen. Die...

Der Zusammenbruch des Ostblocks im Jahr 1990 hat die Region Ostbayern aus einer Randlage herausgeführt. Die Grenzöffnung zum Nachbarn Tschechien hat frühere bestehende Verbindungen wieder aufleben lassen. Die tief greifenden Veränderungen – so sollte man zumindest meinen – haben auch...

In the process of European integration, regions close to a border are especially affected by labour market liberalisation. Using data from the IAB employment subsample (IABS) and the employment register (BeH) for the period before and after the opening of the border (1980-2001) I shed light on...

This article investigates the employment development of Czech-based firms in German ownership in the years around the Great Recession of 2008/2009. The intense involvement of German firms in the economy of the neighboring country via foreign direct investment (FDI) raises the question whether...

Much has been written on the distinction between vertical and horizontal foreign direct investment. However, most of the empirical literature relies on indirect and aggregated measures only. The aim of this paper is to help fill this gap by examining the differences between German affiliates in...

Much has been written on the distinction between vertical and horizontal foreign direct investment. However, most of the empirical literature relies on indirect and aggregated measures only. The aim of this paper is to help fill this gap by examining the differences between German affiliates in...

The aim of the paper is to assess the heterogeneity of German affiliates in the Czech Republic and their mother companies in Germany. Applying cluster analysis to firm-level data from the unique IAB-ReLOC survey, we identify four main groups of firms that partition the sample by broad sectoral...