We use a linked employer-employee data set from Germany to estimate the wage effect of foreign-affiliates in East and West Germany. In addition, the wage effects of the large number of West German affiliates which are located in East Germany are also considered. The implemented techniques allow...

An important question for the development of the East German labour market in the transition to a market economy is whether wage differentials by qualification, industry or region which were relatively small in the former GDR adjust to those in market economies which are more in line with...

Die Bundesregierung will mit ihrem Gesetzentwurf zur Verbesserung der Eingliederungschancen am Arbeitsmarkt (Bundestagsdrucksache 17/6277) die Integration in Arbeit oder Ausbildung beschleunigen und den Bereich der öffentlich geförderten Beschäftigung neu ordnen. Die Absicht der...

This paper analyses the determinants of different innovation types. Beside a wide range of firm characteristics also the effects of regional factors are estimated using three-level random effect logit models which account for the clustered and longitudinal structure of the data. The analyses...

This paper investigates the development of skill shortage during the period 2007-2012. Using the IAB establishment panel, we find differences for the years before, during and after the Great Recession. Furthermore, we analyze the importance of firm characteristics and that of some specific...

Die Entwicklung der Arbeitslosigkeit und Beschäftigung verlief in Deutschland 2008/2009 günstiger als nach anderen Krisen. Betriebliche Bündnisse für Beschäftigung spielten dabei eine besondere Rolle. Frühere Studien hatten unklare Beschäftigungseffekte konstatiert. Die Autoren kommen auf...

In our paper, we analyze the impact of German employment protection legislation on the firms' employment adjustment patterns. We explore a reform of the Protection Against Dismissal Act (PADA) in 2004 that decreased the employment protection in small establishments and thus generated a...

Seit etwa zehn Jahren wird verstärkt über Fachkräftebedarfe und Fachkräfteengpässe diskutiert. In diesem Bericht stehen der Fachkräftebedarf sowie Ausbildungs- und Weiterbildungsaktivitäten der Betriebe in der Metropolregion Nürnberg im Zentrum der Analysen. Als Datenbasis dient dabei...

In-plant alliances that tailor specific deviations from sectoral collective agreements on wages and working time are intended to hold down labor costs. These agreements enable reorganizations to respond to an imminent economic crisis or to improve competitiveness. They encourage social partners...

This contribution investigates whether working time accounts are beneficial for the performance of German establishments. Based on the representative German Establishment Panel of the Institute for Employment Research during the period 2008-2013, effects on productivity, wages, sales, firm size,...