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Monopsone machen Unternehmen nicht nur klein, sondern auch unproduktiv: Warum die Wirtschaft Ostdeutschlands nicht konvergiert ist

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  • Rüdiger Bachmann
  • Christian Bayer
  • Heiko Stüber
  • Felix Wellschmied

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Wir dokumentieren, basierend auf administrativen Daten, dass in ostdeutschen Betrieben – im Vergleich zu westdeutschen – die Löhne mit der Größe der Betriebe stärker steigen, dass ostdeutsche Betriebe weniger in Marketing investieren, kleiner bleiben und im Durchschnitt niedrigere Löhne zahlen. Ein Modell mit Arbeitsmarktmacht, Gütermarktmacht und Kundenakquise sagt eine um 10% niedrigere aggregierte Arbeitsproduktivität in Ostdeutschland voraus und erklärt damit einen substanziellen Teil des anhaltenden Produktivitätsgefälles zwischen West- und Ostdeutschland.

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  • Rüdiger Bachmann & Christian Bayer & Heiko Stüber & Felix Wellschmied, 2022. "Monopsone machen Unternehmen nicht nur klein, sondern auch unproduktiv: Warum die Wirtschaft Ostdeutschlands nicht konvergiert ist," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 29(05), pages 09-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifodre:v:29:y:2022:i:05:p:09-12
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