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Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Lohnstückkosten in der Strukturanalyse

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Es ist in der Wissenschaft nahezu einhellige Ansicht, daß die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ostdeutscher Unternehmen durch zu hohe Lohnkosten beeinträchtigt wird. Zu diesem Urteil gelangt man, wenn man die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens an Hand des in makroökonomischen Analysen üblichen Indikators der Lohnstückkosten mißt. In diesem Aufsatz wird zunächst der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit dieser Indikator für die Beurteilung der einzelwirtschaftlichen Wettbewerbssituation geeignet ist. Anschließend wird an Hand der Kostenstrukturen von ost- und westdeutschen Unternehmen diskutiert, inwieweit neben den Löhnen andere Kostenfaktoren für die unzureichenden Gewinne der ostdeutschen Unternehmen verantwortlich sind.

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  • Bernd Görzig, 1998. "Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Lohnstückkosten in der Strukturanalyse," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 174, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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