German robots-the impact of industrial robots on workers
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 …
workers, and the equilibrium impact across industries and local labor markets in Germany …
Slicing the pie: Quantifying the aggregate and distributional effects of trade
We develop a multi-sector gravity model with heterogeneous workers to quantify the
aggregate and group-level welfare effects of trade. The model generalizes the specific …
aggregate and group-level welfare effects of trade. The model generalizes the specific …
Trade and manufacturing jobs in Germany
The German economy exhibits rising service and declining manufacturing employment, but
this decline is much sharper in import-competing than export-oriented branches. We first …
this decline is much sharper in import-competing than export-oriented branches. We first …
What hides behind the German labor market miracle? Unemployment insurance reforms and labor market dynamics
A key question in labor market research is how the unemployment insurance system affects
unemployment rates and labor market dynamics. We revisit this old question studying the …
unemployment rates and labor market dynamics. We revisit this old question studying the …
Challenges in research on preferences and personality traits: Measurement, stability, and inference
B Golsteyn, H Schildberg-Hörisch - Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews several traditions in economic research on preferences as well as
research on personality traits in personality psychology and lists challenges in both fields …
research on personality traits in personality psychology and lists challenges in both fields …
Job mobility networks and endogenous labor markets
JS Nimczik - 2017 - econstor.eu
I introduce a novel method to identify endogenous labor markets revealed by job mobility
flows. The estimation is based on tools from network analysis. Firms are in the same market …
flows. The estimation is based on tools from network analysis. Firms are in the same market …
Financial constraints and moral hazard: The case of franchising
Y Fan, KU Kühn, F Lafontaine - Journal of Political Economy, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
Financial constraints are considered an important impediment to growth for small
businesses. We study theoretically and empirically the relationship between the financial …
businesses. We study theoretically and empirically the relationship between the financial …
Strategic corporate social responsibility by a multinational firm
C Manasakis, E Mitrokostas… - Review of International …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the determinants of a responsible multinational firm's decision to
enter in a foreign country either through exports or through foreign direct investment (FDI) …
enter in a foreign country either through exports or through foreign direct investment (FDI) …
Labor market power and the distorting effects of international trade
M Mertens - International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2020 - Elsevier
This article examines how final product trade with China shapes and interacts with labor
market imperfections that create market power in labor markets and prevent an efficient …
market imperfections that create market power in labor markets and prevent an efficient …
The Nash bargaining solution in vertical relations with linear input prices
H Aghadadashli, M Dertwinkel-Kalt, C Wey - Economics Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
We re-examine the Nash bargaining solution when an upstream and N downstream firms
bargain over a linear input price with unobservable contracts. We show that the profit …
bargain over a linear input price with unobservable contracts. We show that the profit …