Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-14 // 1999

    Workers Skill Level and Information Technology - Evidence from German Service Firms

    This paper analyses the link between human capital and information technology (IT) in the service production process. The analysis is based on 1994 cross-sectional data for 1929 German firms drawn from the first…

  2. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Bd. 42 // 1999

    Beschäftigungseffekte von Lohnsubventionen im Niedriglohnbereich

    Kann durch Lohnsubventionen an Arbeitgeber oder lohnbezogene Transfers an Arbeitnehmer die Beschäftigung erhöht werden? Aussagekräftige empirische Untersuchungen zur Beantwortung dieser Frage liegen für…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-50 // 1999

    Die Struktur Kollektiver Lohnverhandlungen und Auslandsdirketinvestitionen in der OECD

    This paper analyzes the influence of the structure of collective bargaining on foreign direct investment abroad, using a panel of 19 OECD countries in 1980, 1990, and 1994. The degree of centralization as well…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-40 // 1999

    Wages in the East German Transition Process - Facts and Explanations

    We analyze wage developments in the East German transition process both at the macro and at the microeconomic level. At the macroeconomic level, we draw special attention to the important distinction between…