This paper investigates the interindustry wage structure in the 1985 wave of the German Socioeconomic Panel. In addition to the usual controls, this survey contains detailed information on job characteristics and work conditions. Interaction of industry affiliation is significant with several individual attributes, especially job tenure; homogeneity of earnings equations across these attributes is ...
The study employs input-output techniques to assess the economic impact in the Federal Republic of Germany of a cut in defence spending on one hand and an increase in development aid on the other. The analysis is based on the DIW's input-output tables for 1972 and 1976, subdivided into 34 sectors of production. In 1972, the federal government's defence budget (DM 24 450 million) and German exports ...