Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/20465 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 1212
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this paper we investigate the dynamic adjustment of labour and capital in German and Dutch firms. The Dutch labour market is characterised by greater flexibility in wages and work arrangements in comparison to Germany. These institutional differences imply that employment dynamics in the two countries should differ, and in particular, labour adjustment in the Netherlands should be more responsive to economic changes. On the other hand, there is unlikely to be such a divergence in capital dynamics as investment conditions are similar. Our results are consistent with this hypothesis. Furthermore, there is no evidence that labour market regulations in the two countries affect the dynamics of capital adjustment.
Subjects: 
investment
labour demand
interrelation
panel data
GMM
JEL: 
E24
E22
C23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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