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2007-05-25BuchA Note on the Effect of Outsourcing on Union Wages Braun, Sebastian; Scheffel, JulianeWe analyze the effect of outsourcing on union wages in a simple two-stage game between a firm and a union. In contrast to public perception the ease with which the firm can outsource parts of their production does not ...
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2008-04-18BuchAgainst All Odds? Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, MichaelThis paper studies how national sentiment in the form of either a perception or a loyalty bias of bettors may affect pricing patterns on national wagering markets for international sport events. We show theoretically that ...
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2006-02-24BuchCore Labour Standards and FDI Braun, SebastianWe test the often-cited hypothesis that high levels of child labour attract foreigninvestors. Using panel data we show the overall effect, which child labour has on foreign direct investment (FDI), to be a (small) negative ...
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2022-01-05ZeitschriftenartikelDie Relevanz von Sozialkapitalindikatoren für die Mitgliederbindung in Zeiten von Corona Burrmann, Ulrike; Sielschott, Stephan; Braun, SebastianBereits vor der Corona-Pandemie berichteten immer mehr Sportvereine von zurückgehenden Mitgliederzahlen, episodischen Engagements und Schwierigkeiten bei der Gewinnung und Bindung von freiwillig Engagierten. Angesichts der ...
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2007-05-25BuchDoes International Outsourcing Depress Union Wages? Braun, Sebastian; Scheffel, JulianeIn this paper, we provide first empirical evidence on the effect of outsourcing on union wages using linked employer-employee data for Germany. We find that low skilled workers experience a decline in the union wage premium ...
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2023-03-29Berichte und sonstige TexteEhrenamtliches und freiwilliges Engagement im Sport in ländlichen und städtischen Räumen Burrmann, Ulrike; Braun, Sebastian; Sielschott, StephanDie Gewinnung und Bindung von ehrenamtlich und freiwillig Engagierten ist für Sportvereine auf der lokalen Ebene ein zentrales Bestandserhaltungsgebot. Speziell Sportvereine, die in ländlichen Regionen vielerorts das ...
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2012-01-11BuchImplementing quotas in university admissions Braun, Sebastian; Dwenger, Nadja; Kübler, Dorothea; Westkamp, AlexanderQuotas for special groups of students often apply in school or university admission procedures. This paper studies the performance of two mechanisms to implement such quotas in a lab experiment. The first mechanism is a ...
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2020-06ZeitschriftenartikelIn whom do we trust? The level and radius of social trust among sport club members Burrmann, Ulrike; Braun, Sebastian; Mutz, MichaelThis paper refers to the widespread notion that voluntary (sport) organizations produce social capital, popularized through the works of Robert D. Putnam, and compares social trust levels of sport club members with members ...
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2009-03-17BuchMen, Women, and the Ballot Woman Suffrage in theUnited States Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, MichaelWoman suffrage led to the greatest enfranchisement in the history of the United States. Before World War I, however, suffrage states remained almost exclusively confined to the American West. The reasons for this pioneering ...
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2022-02-03ZeitschriftenartikelSocial Capital Trends in Germany in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic Burrmann, Ulrike; Mutz, Michael; Sielschott, Stephan; Braun, SebastianThis research note reports social capital trends in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on a comparison of survey data from 2017/18 and 2020/21, i.e., trends reported here inform about changes of social capital ...
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2020-09-28ZeitschriftenartikelSpeaking Acquaintances or Helpers in Need: Participation in Civic Associations and Individual Social Capital Mutz, Michael; Burrmann, Ulrike; Braun, SebastianIt is widely believed that civic associations are capable to produce social capital, here understood as an individual asset resulting from relations of mutual support and assistance. Although hardly anybody denies that ...
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2007-12-20BuchTelling the Truth May Not Pay Off Braun, Sebastian; Dwenger, Nadja; Kübler, DorotheaWe investigate the matching algorithm used by the German central clearinghouse for university admissions (ZVS) in medicine and related subjects. This mechanism consists of three procedures based on final grades from school ...
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2008-02-26BuchThe Impact of International Outsourcing on Labour Market Dynamics in Germany Bachmann, Ronald; Braun, SebastianUsing an administrative data set containing daily information on individual workers' employment histories, we investigate how workers' labour market transitions are affected by international outsourcing. In order to do so, ...
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2007-01-05BuchTrade Liberalisation, Process and Product Innovation, and Relative Skill Demand Braun, SebastianThe interaction between trade liberalisation, product and process innovation, and relative skill demand is analysed in a model of international oligopoly. Lower trading barriers increase the degree of foreign competition. ...
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2020-11-17Zeitschriftenartikel„Und ich fand es am Anfang auch schwierig, mich in der Rolle vorzustellen“ – Sportagent*innen zwischen Ganztagsschule und Sportverein Braun, Sebastian; Albert, KatrinIm Zuge des strukturellen Wandels organisierter Bildung in Deutschland wird in der Ganztagsschule das außerunterrichtliche sportbezogene Nachmittagsangebot vielfach in Kooperation mit lokalen Sportvereinen bereitgestellt. ...
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2009-05-13BuchUnionisation Structures, Productivity, and Firm Performance Braun, Sebastianhis paper studies how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity, firm performance, and consumer welfare in a monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms and free entry. While centralised ...
