We analyze how globalization has affected the sectoral anatomy of regional growth in Germany over the period 1978-2008. The aggregate German economy is characterized by a secular decline of manufacturing and a rise of modern service industries. This trend- also known as Petty's law - is not...

In this paper we take a detailed look at the sectoral anatomy of regional growth in German regions over the period 1978-2008. In the aggregate, the German economy is characterized by a secular decline of the manufacturing sector and a rise of the modern service economy. This trend of structural...

Die Globalisierung wird insbesondere von Populisten für Arbeitslosigkeit und soziale Probleme verantwortlich gemacht. Welchen Einfluss hat sie aber tatsächlich auf den westdeutschen Arbeitsmarkt? Als Verliererregionen identifizieren die Autoren das Ruhrgebiet, die Pfalz und Oberfranken. Die...

We study the impact of rising robot exposure on the careers of individual manufacturing workers, and the equilibrium impact across industries and local labor markets in Germany. We find no evidence that robots cause total job losses, but they do affect the composition of aggregate employment....

This paper addresses the impact of rising international trade exposure on individual earnings profiles in heterogeneous worker-establishment matches. We exploit rich panel data on job biographies of manufacturing workers in Germany, and apply a high-dimensional fixed effects approach to analyze...

Wir beschreiben den Einfluss der Globalisierung auf dem westdeutschen Arbeitsmarkt. Als Verliererregionen identifizieren wir das Ruhrgebiet, die Pfalz und Oberfranken. Die Gewinnerregionen liegen vor allem in Bayern und Schwaben. Unter dem Strich hat das verarbeitende Gewerbe in Deutschland...

The German economy exhibits rising service and declining manufacturing employment. But this decline is much sharper in import-competing than in export-oriented branches. We first document the individual-level job transitions behind those trends. They are not driven by manufacturing workers who...

In this paper we take a detailed look at the sectoral anatomy of regional growth in German regions over the period 1978-2008. In the aggregate, the German economy is characterized by a secular decline of the manufacturing sector and a rise of the modern service economy. This trend of structural...

"In this paper we take a detailed look at the sectoral anatomy of regional growth in German regions over the period 1978-2008. In the aggregate, the German economy is characterized by a secular decline of the manufacturing sector and a rise of the modern service economy. This trend of structural...