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Prominent reasons why people make more or less money in the labor market include personal characteristics of the employee (e.g., human capital), job characteristics, and characteristics of the employer (e.g., firm size). An emerging empirical literature suggests that one hitherto overlooked firm characteristic matters, too: Employers who are in business for a longer period of time tend to pay higher wages. Using a unique set of linked employer-employee data we present the first empirical evidence on this firm age - wage nexus for Germany. We find that older firms pay on average higher wages for workers with the same broadly defined degree of formal qualification. This firm age differential vanishes after controlling for further worker characteristics and other firm characteristics besides age; if anything, younger firms pay more ceteris paribus.

Das Schwerbehindertengesetz verpflichtete in seiner bis 30.9.2000 gültigen Fassung alle Arbeitgeber ab 16 Beschäftigten, sechs Prozent der Arbeitsplätze mit Schwerbehinderten zu besetzen, ansonsten war für jeden nicht entsprechend besetzten Arbeitsplatz eine Ausgleichsabgabe von monatlich 200 DM zu entrichten. Dieser Beitrag präsentiert die Ergebnisse der ersten ökonometrischen Untersuchung der Auswirkungen dieses Gesetzes auf die Arbeitsplatzdynamik in Kleinbetrieben...

AbstractThe author investigates the different influences of labor shortage on wages in firms with or without collective bargaining agreements. In addition to training, technological solutions, and organizational flexibility, employers can also offer higher wages at a constant employment level to fill vacancies if the current payments are lower than the marginal revenue of the workers. Firms with collective bargaining agreements probably already pay wages according to marginal revenue or, in the case of rent sharing, above it, and the remuneration is probably also not adjusted. Using wage regressions with panel data for German establishments, this paper shows that collective bargaining and a lack of skilled workers can lead to higher wages. However, the latter only applies to firms that are not bound by collective agreements. Hence, wage differentials between these firms decrease, providing further explanation for a countercyclical development of the wage premium from the collective bargaining agreement.

AbstractThis paper analyses the differences in labour demand between family and non‐family managed firms. These firms seem to have better employment performance than non‐family controlled companies. Therefore, this study applies a treatment model for panel data controlling for endogeneities of being a family managed firm or not. The results of the estimations indicate that labour demand is possibly larger because of family members joining the firms as extra employees. Moreover, labour turnover is lower, supporting the assumption that family firms offer some kind of implicit labour contracts. However, in opposite to previous results, it seems that only small family managed firms show different employment behaviour.

SummaryThis study aimed to analyse the impact of public economic promotion on the performance of establishments. Using data from the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB) establishment panel from 1996 through 2009, we studied the effect of public funding on a number of indicators that provide insight into the topic. For this purpose, conditional difference‐in‐differences estimators were derived using a propensity score matching approach. Supported establishments were found to invest more and request more labour when the amount of public funding is considered. However, on average, establishments that have a history of previous investments also have a higher probability to receive funding than other entities. On the other hand, the evidence suggests that funded establishments reduce their investments shortly before funding. This could point to changes in the behaviour of the establishments, because of the expected economic promotion. Also, it seems that the results are permanent, when the analysis is conducted with natural values instead of logarithms. Other effects of economic promotion in Germany include increases in employment, value added and productivity.

This study aims to help analysing the impact of public economic funding. Using the data of the IAB establishment panel from 1996 to 2009, we study the effect of public funding on a number of indicators that give insight into the development of companies. For this purpose, conditional 'difference-in-differences' estimators are derived using a Propensity Score Matching approach. Funded companies were found to invest more and request more labour. But on average, such companies receive funding that had already invested more previously than companies that did not receive support. On the other hand, there is evidence that the funded companies reduce their investments shortly before funding. This could point to deadweight effects. The costs for one additional job after 5 years amount to EURO 4,900 worth of funding. In contrast, there are no or hardly any changes in terms of wages, productivity and value added of the companies.

"Es wird der Zusammenhang zwischen niedrigen Einkommen und Erwerbstätigkeit untersucht. Die deskriptive Analyse zeigt, dass sich beides nicht gegenseitig ausschließt. Vollerwerbstätigkeit schützt in gewissem Umfang, nicht jedoch vollständig vor Armut.; Die Determinanten für ein niedriges Einkommen werden anhand von multivariaten Verfahren bestimmt. Neben den Humankapitalvariablen Alter, Berufserfahrung und Schulabschluss hat auch das Geschlecht und die Nationalität des Hauptverdieners einen signifikanten Einfluss auf das Haushaltseinkommen. Außerdem existieren signifikante Brancheneinflüsse. ; Die Haushaltsgröße hat zunächst einen positiven Einfluss auf das tatsächliche Einkommen. Werden jedoch Äquivalenzeinkommen betrachtet, dreht sich das Bild. Je größer der Haushalt ist, desto geringer sind die Äquivalenzeinkommen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)