Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-06 // 1999

    Curvature Conditions and Substitution Pattern among Capital, Materials and Heterogeneous Labour

    This study deals with the determinants of factor demand in 27 industries of the manufacturing sector during the period 1978 to 1990. Using a quadratic cost function, six production factors are distinguished:…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-15 // 1999

    The Impact of Monetary Instruments on Shock Absorption in EU-Countries

    In the paper we analyse the question whether interest rate policies and / or nominal as well as real exchange rate changes served as a national policy instrument in the past to either protect one country from…

  3. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 2 // 1999

    Agglomeration, Growth, and Adjustment

    It is dealt with disparities in employment growth, unemployment, and wages between regional labor markets in Germany. First, endogenous formation and growth of industry locations due to agglomeration economies…