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An International Comparison of Unit Labour Costs
  • Christoph Schröder ·
  • IW-Trends No. 4 ·
  • 14 Jan 2019

An International Comparison of Unit Labour Costs

In 2017, unit labour costs in Germany’s manufacturing industry remained high in comparison with the foreign competition. On average, unit labour costs in the comparator countries were 8 per cent below the German level.

  • Christoph Schröder ·
  • IW-Trends No. 4 ·
  • 14 Jan 2019

An International Comparison of Unit Labour Costs

In 2017, unit labour costs in Germany’s manufacturing industry remained high in comparison with the foreign competition. On average, unit labour costs in the comparator countries were 8 per cent below the German level.

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Homesharing in the German federal state of North Rhine - Westphalia
  • Vera Demary ·
  • IW-Report No. 3 ·
  • 14 Jan 2019

Homesharing in the German federal state of North Rhine - Westphalia

A professional, continuous short term letting of accommodation via home sharing platforms like Airbnb can lead to a reduction of housing space and therefore intensify housing shortages.

The challenge of moving to a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base in the EU
  • Tobias Hentze ·
  • IW-Report No. 2 ·
  • 14 Jan 2019

The challenge of moving to a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base in the EU

International tax competition has been an emerging issue for years. There are various political approaches to agree on common standards on a supranational level. In 2013, the OECD presented a first draft of its action plan against Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), which has been eventually finalized.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon checks her Twitter feed.
  • Andrew Bassilakis / Matthias Diermeier / Henry Goecke ·
  • External Studies ·
  • 3 Jan 2019

Converging Media versus Diverging Politics - the Brexit Twitter on Debate

Even after two years of Brexit negotiations no deal between the EU and the UK has been settled. Today, the negotiation’s outcome seems as unpredictable as ever. This paper analyses twitter content as a proxy for the political and public debate with respect to Brexit.

The Contribution of Migration to Germany's Innovative Strength
  • Oliver Koppel / Daniel Lüke / Enno Röben ·
  • IW-Trends No. 4 ·
  • 2 Jan 2019

The Contribution of Migration to Germany's Innovative Strength

This special analysis of the patent database maintained by the German Economic Institute (IW) examines how migration is contributing to Germany's innovative power. A first name database, enabling a socio-demographic analysis of all inventors living in Germany between 2005 and 2016, was developed specifically for this purpose.

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