Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/319915 
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Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IWH Discussion Papers No. 12/2025
Publisher: 
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Halle (Saale)
Abstract: 
In this study, establishment-level employment effects of investment grants in Germany are estimated. In addition to the quantitative effects, I provide empirical evidence of funding effects on different aspects of employment quality (earnings, qualifications, and job security) for the period 2004 to 2020. The database combines project-level treatment data, establishment-level information on firm characteristics and employee structure, and regional information at the district-level. For the estimations, I combine the difference-in-differences approach of Callaway and Sant'Anna (2021) with ties matching at the cohort level. The estimations yield positive effects on the number of employees, but point to contradicting effects of investment grants on different aspects of employment quality.
Subjects: 
causal inference
employment quality
place-based policy
staggered treatment adoption
JEL: 
C14
D04
D61
H20
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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