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Working Papers

2022

1. Apprenticeships
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
2. How IT Progress affects Returns to Specialization and Social Skills
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
3. Innovation Effects and Knowledge Complementarities in a Diverse Research Landscape
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
4. Tertiary Education Expansion and Regional Firm Development
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
5. The Value of Specific Skills under Shock: High Risks and High Returns
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)

2021

6. Differing roles of lifelong learning: Hedging against unemployment risks from skill obsolescence or boosting upward career mobility?
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
7. Do Preferences and Biases predict Life Outcomes? Evidence from Education and Labor Market Entry Decisions
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (11)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (3)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2021)
8. How Middle-Skilled Workers Adjust to Immigration: The Role of Occupational Skill Specificity
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
9. How do apprentices moderate the influence of organizational innovation on the technological innovation process?
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
10. IT Skills, Occupation Specificity and Job Separations
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
11. Innovation Effects of Universities of Applied Sciences: an Assessment of Regional Heterogeneity
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Technology Transfer (2022)
12. Insights into the Economic Benefits of VPET for Individuals: Theoretical and Empirical Results for Researchers and Practitioners
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
13. Proxying Economic Activity with Daytime Satellite Imagery: Filling Data Gaps Across Time and Space
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
14. Regional Innovation Effects of Applied Research Institutions
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Research Policy (2021)
15. Social Norms and Gender-Typical Occupational Choices
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
16. Tertiary education expansion and task demand: Does a rising tide lift all boats?
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (3)
17. The Contribution of Vocational Education and Training to Innovation and Growth
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
18. The Heterogeneous Impacts of Higher Education Institutions on Regional Firm Location: Evidence from the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
19. Updated education curricula and accelerated technology diffusion in the workplace: Micro-evidence on the race between education and technology
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)

2020

20. Composition of junior research groups and PhD completion rate: disciplinary differences and policy implications
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
21. Educational diversity and individual pay: The advantages of combining academic and VET graduates in the workplace
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
22. Employment of R&D personnel after an educational supply shock: Effects of the introduction of Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2020)
23. Firms' method of pay and the retention of apprentices
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (5)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2013)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2020)
24. Girls' preferences for STEM and the effects of classroom gender composition: new evidence from a natural experiment
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2020)
25. Non-Cognitive Skills in Training Curricula and Heterogeneous Wage Returns
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)

2019

26. Different Types of IT Skills in Occupational Training Curricula and Labor Market Outcomes
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (3)
27. Labour market transitions after layoffs: the role of occupational skills
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2021)
28. Occupational Tasks and Wage Inequality in West Germany: A Decomposition Analysis
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (4)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2015)
29. Shooting for the Stars and Failing: College Dropout and Self-Esteem
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)

2018

30. Another piece of the puzzle: Firms' investment in training as optimization of skills inventory
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
31. Class Size in Early Grades, Student Grit and Later School Outcomes
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
32. How firms' participation in apprenticeship training fosters knowledge diffusion and innovation
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Business Economics (2019)
33. Modernization of Vocational Training Curricula and Technology Adoption in Firms: A Descriptive Analysis with German Data
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
34. The Relative Importance of Personal Characteristics for the Hiring of Young Workers
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (5)
35. Using expatriates for adapting subsidiaries' employment modes to different market economies: a comparative analysis of US subsidiaries in Germany, the UK and Switzerland
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)

2017

36. Combining knowledge stock and knowledge flow to generate superior incremental innovation performance - Evidence from Swiss manufacturing
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Business Research (2019)
37. Firms' knowledge acquisition during dual-track VET: Which sources are important for innovativeness?
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
38. Fix the Game, Not the Dame: Restoring Equity in Leadership Evaluations
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Business Ethics (2020)
39. Heterogeneous effects of pupil-to-teacher ratio policies - A look at class size reduction and teacher aide
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
40. Occupational Specificity: A new Measurement Based on Training Curricula and its Effect on Labor Market Outcomes
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2018)
41. Poaching and Firm-Sponsored Training
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2019)
42. The Development of Non-Cognitive Skills in Adolescence
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2018)
43. You get what you 'pay' for: Academic attention, career incentives and changes in publication portfolios of business and economics researchers
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Business Economics (2019)

2015

44. Layers of co-existing innovation systems
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Research Policy (2015)
45. The Relative Importance of Type of Education and Subject Area: Empirical Evidence for Educational Decisions
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship (2017)
46. When a Door Closes, a Window Opens? Long-term Labor Market Effects of Involuntary Separations
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in German Economic Review (2017)

2014

47. Benefits of Apprenticeship Training and Recent Challenges - Empirical Results and Lessons from Switzerland and Germany
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
48. Discriminatory Social Attitudes and Varying Gender Pay Gaps within firms
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2016)
49. Effort Provision in Entrepreneurial Teams: Effects of Team Size, Free-Riding and Peer Pressure
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (3)
50. OCCUPATIONAL STEREOTYPES AND GENDER-SPECIFIC JOB SATISFACTION
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2016)
51. Social Attitudes on Gender Equality and Firms' Discriminatory Pay-Setting
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2013

52. Differences in Initial Training and Wages of Japanese Engineering and Retailing Companies - Who Pays for Higher Training Costs?
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
53. Heterogeneous Returns to Education Over Wage Distribution: Who Profits the Most?
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2017)
54. How do companies adjust their organization to national institutions: evidence from matched-pair engineering companies
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (3)
55. Poaching and firm-sponsored training: First clean evidence
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (11)
56. Positive Effects of Ageing and Age-Diversity in Innovative Companies - Large Scale Evidence on Company Productivity
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (15)

2012

57. Apprentice pay in Britain, Germany and Switzerland: institutions, market forces, market power
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (12)
58. Duale Berufsbildung wird unterschaetzt. Akademiker starten nicht immer von der Poleposition
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
59. Learning for a bonus: How financial incentives interact with preferences
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2014)
60. The Impact of Skills, Working Time Allocation and Peer Effects on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Scientists
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Technology Transfer (2015)
61. Training Participation of a Firm's Aging Workforce
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)

2011

62. Career Entry and Success After Tertiary Vocational Education
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
63. Corporate Ownership and Initial Training in Britain, Germany and Switzerland
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
64. Economic Crises and the Elderly
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (1)
65. Effect of Workforce Age on Quantitative and Qualitative Organizational Performance: Conceptual Framework and Case Study Evidence
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (16)
66. Effects of Training on Employee Suggestions and Promotions in an Internal Labor Market
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) (2011) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (2)
67. Financial aspects of apprenticeship training in Germany, Great Britain an Switzerland / Finanzielle Aspekte der betrieblichen Ausbildung in Deutschland, Großbritannien und der Schweiz
    Arbeitspapiere, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf
68. Occupational Mobility Within and Between Skill Clusters: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Skill-Weights Approach
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (33)
69. Part-time work and employer-provided training: boon to women and bane to men?
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (4)
70. Reverse Educational Spillovers at the Firm Level
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship (2017)
71. When Does Regulation Bite? Co-Determination and the Nature of Employment Relations
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (2)

2010

72. Composition and Performance of Research Training Groups
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)
73. Differences between entrepreneurs and employees in their educational paths
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (4)
74. Earning While Learning: Labor Market Returns to Student Employment During Tertiary Education
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
75. Training Participation of an Aging Workforce in an Internal Labor Market
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät (2010) View citations (1)
76. What Triggers the Establishment of a Works Council?
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in Economic and Industrial Democracy (2012)
77. Works Councils and Learning: On the Dynamic Dimension of Codetermination
    Research Papers in Economics, University of Trier, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2011)

2009

78. Die Wirkung des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes am Beispiel der Freistellung von Betriebsräten – ein Beitrag zur Rechtstatsachenforschung
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (2)
79. Marijuana Consumption, Educational Outcomes and Labor Market Success: Evidence from Switzerland
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
80. The Impact of Workforce Age Heterogeneity on Company Productivity
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (2)
81. The Performance of German Research Training Groups in Different Disciplinary Fields: An Empirical Assessment
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)
82. Time - Even More Costly Than Money: Training Costs of Workers and Firms
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (5)

2008

83. Alter und Produktivität: Betriebswirtschaftlich relevante Erkenntnisse der Alternsforschung im Überblick
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (1)
84. Alternde Beschäftigte und betriebliche Produktivität: eine empirische Analyse
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)
85. Altersbilder bei Personalverantwortlichen in (deutschen) Unternehmen
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)
86. Apprenticeship Training – What for? Investment in Human Capital or Substitute for Cheap Labour?
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (9)
87. Dropping out and revising educational decisions: Evidence from vocational education
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
88. Erfassung der Wirkung von Lehrerprofessionalitaet aus bildungsoekonomischer Perspektive
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
89. Probleme und Chancen lebenslangen Lernens aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Perspektive
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
90. Risk-Return Trade-Offs to Complete Educational Paths: Vocational, Academic and Mixed
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (3)
91. Skill obsolescence, vintage effects and changing tasks
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) (2009)
92. Specificity of Occupational Training and Occupational Mobility: An Empirical Study Based on Lazear's Skill-Weights Approach
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Education Economics (2011)
93. The Swiss Leading House on Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour and Training Policies
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (1)
94. What Behavioural Economics Teaches Personnel Economics
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (4)
95. Zur Logik betrieblicher Qualifizierungsstrategien im internationalen Vergleich
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (5)
96. Ökonomische Analyse von Incentive-Reisen
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)

2007

97. Aging Workforces and Challenges to Human Resource Management in German Firms
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2008)
98. Avoiding Labor Shortages by Employer Signaling - On the Importance of Good Work Climate and Labor Relations
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (26)
    Also in Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) (2007) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2010)
99. Premature Apprenticeship Terminations: An Economic Analysis
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
100. Who chooses to become an entrepreneur? The Jacks-of-all-Trades in Social and Human Capital
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (9)

2006

101. Distinguishing Companies with Different Apprenticeship Training Motivations – Evidence from German Establishment Data
     Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (5)
102. Incentives for Schools, Educational Signals and Labour Market Outcomes
     Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (2)
     Also in Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) (2006) View citations (2)
103. The Puzzle of Non-Participation in Continuing Training – An Empirical Study of Permanent vs. Occasional Non-Participation
     Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (4)
     Also in Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) (2006) View citations (1)

2005

104. Arbeitsrechtliche Regulierungen und ihr Einfluss auf Unternehmensgründungen
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (1)
105. On the explanation of horizontal, vertical and cross-sector R&D partnerships – evidence for the German industrial sector
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (2)
106. The Skill-Weights Approach on Firm Specific Human Capital: Empirical Results for Germany
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (7)

2004

107. Entrepreneurial Signaling: Success Factors for Innovative Start-Ups
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (3)
108. Karriereanreize für Wissenschaftler an Hochschulen im deutsch-amerikanischen Vergleich
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU)
109. Personnel Economics: An Economic Approach to Human Resources Management
     Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article in management revue - Socio-Economic Studies (2004)

2003

110. Familienfreundlichkeit im Mittelstand: Betriebliche Strategien zur besseren Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie
     IfM-Materialien, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn View citations (1)

2002

111. The determinants of strategic partnerships in research and development (R&D) - a regional comparison among the German federal states
     ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

Journal Articles

2022

1. Innovation effects of universities of applied sciences: an assessment of regional heterogeneity
   The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2022, 47, (1), 63-118
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2021

2. Do preferences and biases predict life outcomes? Evidence from education and labor market entry decisions
   European Economic Review, 2021, 134, (C) View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
3. Labour market transitions after layoffs: the role of occupational skills
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (1), 76-97
   See also Working Paper (2019)
4. Regional innovation effects of applied research institutions
   Research Policy, 2021, 50, (4) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

5. Employment of R&D personnel after an educational supply shock: Effects of the introduction of Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland
   Labour Economics, 2020, 66, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
6. Firms’ method of pay and the retention of apprentices
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2020, 72, (1), 269-291
   See also Working Paper (2020)
7. Fix the Game, Not the Dame: Restoring Equity in Leadership Evaluations
   Journal of Business Ethics, 2020, 161, (3), 497-511
   See also Working Paper (2017)
8. Girls’ preferences for STEM and the effects of classroom gender composition: New evidence from a natural experiment
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, (C), 102-123 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2019

9. Combining knowledge stock and knowledge flow to generate superior incremental innovation performance — Evidence from Swiss manufacturing
   Journal of Business Research, 2019, 94, (C), 209-222 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
10. Embeddedness and the repatriation intention of assigned and self-initiated expatriates
    European Management Journal, 2019, 37, (6), 784-793 View citations (1)
11. How firms’ participation in apprenticeship training fosters knowledge diffusion and innovation
    Journal of Business Economics, 2019, 89, (5), 569-597 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
12. Poaching and Firm‐Sponsored Training
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2019, 57, (1), 143-181 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
13. Steuerliche Forschungsförderung: Wichtiger Impuls für FuE-Aktivitäten oder zu wenig zielgerichtet?
    ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, (09), 03-25
14. You get what you ‘pay’ for: academic attention, career incentives and changes in publication portfolios of business and economics researchers
    Journal of Business Economics, 2019, 89, (3), 273-290 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2017)

2018

15. Occupational specificity: A new measurement based on training curricula and its effect on labor market outcomes
    Labour Economics, 2018, 51, (C), 97-107 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
16. The Opportunity Costs of Becoming a Dean: Does Leadership in Academia Crowd Out Research?
    Schmalenbach Business Review, 2018, 70, (2), 189-208
17. The development of non-cognitive skills in adolescence
    Economics Letters, 2018, 163, (C), 40-45 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2017)

2017

18. Do Research Training Groups Operate at Optimal Size?
    Schmalenbach Business Review, 2017, 18, (2), 129-145
19. Heterogeneous returns to education over the wage distribution: Who profits the most?
    Labour Economics, 2017, 44, (C), 89-105 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
20. Reverse educational spillovers at the firm level
    Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 2017, 5, (1), 80-106 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
21. The relative importance of type of education and subject area: empirical evidence for educational decisions
    Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 2017, 5, (1), 30-58 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
22. When a Door Closes, a Window Opens? Long-Term Labor Market Effects of Involuntary Separations
    German Economic Review, 2017, 18, (1), 1-21 View citations (1)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2017, 18, (1), 1-21 (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2016

23. Discriminatory Social Attitudes and Varying Gender Pay Gaps within Firms
    ILR Review, 2016, 69, (1), 253-279 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
24. Human resource management and radical innovation: a fuzzy-set QCA of US multinationals in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK
    Journal of Business Economics, 2016, 86, (7), 751-772 View citations (4)
25. Occupational Stereotypes and Gender-Specific Job Satisfaction
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016, 55, (1), 71-91 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
26. Time to Go? (Inter)National Mobility and Appointment Success of Young Academics
    Schmalenbach Business Review, 2016, 17, (3), 401-421 View citations (1)
27. „Ein Studium ist nicht per se besser als eine Berufsausbildung“: Ein Gespräch mit Uschi Backes-Gellner über Anreize in Unternehmen und Hochschule, das duale System und die legitimen Ansprüche der Gesellschaft gegenüber der Wissenschaft
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2016, 17, (4), 335-346

2015

28. Layers of co-existing innovation systems
    Research Policy, 2015, 44, (4), 888-910 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
29. Staying Within or Leaving the Apprenticeship System? Revisions of Educational Choices in Apprenticeship Training
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2015, 235, (6), 539-552 View citations (2)
30. The effectiveness of codetermination laws in cooperative and adversarial employment relations: When does regulation have bite?
    Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2015, 36, (2), 215-238
31. The impact of skills, working time allocation and peer effects on the entrepreneurial intentions of scientists
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2015, 40, (3), 493-511 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2014

32. Learning for a bonus: How financial incentives interact with preferences
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 118, (C), 52-61 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
33. Part-Time Employment—Boon to Women but Bane to Men? New Insights on Employer-Provided Training
    Kyklos, 2014, 67, (4), 463-481 View citations (6)

2013

34. The disposition to become an entrepreneur and the jacks-of-all-trades in social and human capital
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2013, 47, (C), 55-72 View citations (11)

2012

35. Earning While Learning: When and How Student Employment is Beneficial
    LABOUR, 2012, 26, (3), 313-340 View citations (24)
36. What triggers the establishment of a works council?
    Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2012, 33, (2), 295-316
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

37. Discussion of “Quantitative and Qualitative Rankings of Scholars”: Rankings upon Rankings – and no End in Sight –
    Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr), 2011, 63, (1), 99-108 View citations (1)
38. Specificity of occupational training and occupational mobility: an empirical study based on Lazear’s skill-weights approach
    Education Economics, 2011, 19, (5), 519-535 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
39. Works Councils and Learning: On the Dynamic Dimension of Codetermination
    Kyklos, 2011, 64, (3), 427-447 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

40. Apprenticeship training: for investment or substitution?
    International Journal of Manpower, 2010, 31, (5), 545-562 View citations (26)
41. Avoiding Labor Shortages by Employer Signaling: On the Importance of Good Work Climate and Labor Relations
    ILR Review, 2010, 63, (2), 271-286 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
42. Die Wirkung des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes am Beispiel der Freistellung von Betriebsräten – ein Beitrag zur Rechtstatsachenforschung / The Effect of the Works Council Act on Paid Leave of Absence of Works Councillors
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2010, 230, (4), 420-435 View citations (1)
43. Risk-return trade-offs to different educational paths: vocational, academic and mixed
    International Journal of Manpower, 2010, 31, (5), 495-519 View citations (15)

2009

44. Skill Obsolescence, Vintage Effects and Changing Tasks
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2009, 55, (1), 83-103 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
45. Social Capital and the Willingness to Become Self-Employed
    International Studies of Management & Organization, 2009, 39, (2), 33-64 View citations (5)
46. The impact of labour market regulations on (potential) entrepreneurs: the case of Germany
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2009, 10, (1), 53-70 View citations (1)

2007

47. Entrepreneurial Signaling via Education: A Success Factor in Innovative Start-Ups
    Small Business Economics, 2007, 29, (1), 173-190 View citations (59)
48. The puzzle of non-participation in continuing training: an empirical study of chronic vs. temporary non-participation
    Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for Labour Market Research, 2007, 40, (2/3), 295-311 View citations (3)

2005

49. On the explanation of horizontal, vertical and cross-sector R&D partnerships – evidence for the German industrial sector
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2005, 5, (1/2), 103-116 View citations (1)

2004

50. Personnel Economics: An Economic Approach to Human Resource Management
    management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, 2004, 15, (2), 215-227 View citations (1)
    Also in management revue. Socio-economic Studies, 2004, 15, (2), 215-227 (2004) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2001

51. Book reviews
    Journal of Economics, 2001, 73, (2), 202-225

1995

52. Works Councils: Barriers or Boosts for the Competitiveness of German Firms?
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1995, 33, (3), 493-513 View citations (17)

Books

2013

1. Gutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2013
   Monographs in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
   Also in Monographs in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2012)

Chapters

2008

1. Ageing Workforces and Challenges to Human Resource Management in German Firms
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper (2007)