What is the value of basic skills in the German labor market which until recently was considered to be strongly regulated but has gained flexibility in the last 15 years? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between adults' literacy, numeracy and earnings. We use data from the...

Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...

In light of Germany's transition approaches towards a sustainable energy system this paper examines differences of employment structure and wage differentials between renewable energy establishments and their sector peers. To do so, we have developed a novel data set by linking company-level...

How do geographic frictions affect firm organization? We show theoretically and empirically that geographic frictions increase the use of middle managers in multi-establishment firms. In our model, we assume that the time of the CEO of a firm is a resource of limited supply that is shared among...

Die vier Wirtschaftszweige mit den meisten Betrieben und Beschäftigten auf dem Feld der Erneuerbaren Energien sind 'Herstellung von elektronischen Bau-elementen und Leiterplatten', 'Elektrizitätsversorgung', 'Bauinstallation' sowie 'Architektur- und Ingenieurbüros'. Die Betriebe aus diesen...

How do geographic frictions affect firm organization? We show theoretically and empirically that geographic frictions increase the use of middle managers in multi-establishment firms. In our model, we assume that a CEO's time is a resource in limited supply, shared across headquarters and...

Asset purchase programmes (APPs) may insulate banks from having to terminate relationships with unproductive customers. Using administrative plant and bank data, we test whether APPs impinge on industry dynamics in terms of plant entry and exit. Plants in Germany connected to banks with access...

Despite ample evidence on intergenerational persistence of formal education as well as on the determinants of non-formal training, these issues have not yet been analysed jointly. The question remains whether people from low-qualified family backgrounds make up for their relatively sparse own...

Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...

This data report describes the linked data of the panel study "Labour Market and Social Security" with administrative data of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).<br><br><b>Additional Information</b><ul><li><a href='http://doku.iab.de/fdz/reporte/2014/DR_03-14_frequencies_labels_de.zip'>Auszählungen</a></li><li><a href='http://doku.iab.de/fdz/reporte/2014/DR_03-14_frequencies_labels_en.zip'>frequencies and labels</a></li></ul>