Globalization, Technological Change, and Labor Markets

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1 Introduction1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Macroeconomic Perspectives on the Impact of Global Competition and Technological Change -- 1.3 Microeconomic Aspects of Global Competition and Technological Change -- 1.4 The German Model of Labor Relations Under Pressure -- 1.5 Costs of the Social Market Economy -- 1.6 Trade Policy and Environmental and Labor Standards -- 1.7 Conclusions -- 2 Globalization and Productivity in the United States and Germany -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Measures of Productivity Growth and the Role for Globalization -- 2.3 Data and Empirical Implementation -- 2.4 Results and Discussion -- 2.5 Final Remarks -- Comment George Johnson -- 3 European Labor Markets: Sectoral Versus Spatial Shocks -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A Conceptual Framework -- 3.3 Data -- 3.4 Results -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Comment Erica L. Groshen -- 4 The Changing Skill Structure of Employment in German Manufacturing: a Peek Inside the Industry Black Box -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Big Picture -- 4.3 The Data -- 4.4 Creative Destruction? -- 4.5 Skills, Technology, and Labor Productivity -- 4.6 Skill Intensity and the International Activities of Firms -- 4.7 Skill Intensity and Employment Growth -- 4.8 Concluding Remarks -- Comment Gary Burtless -- 5 Relative Earnings and The Demand for Unskilled Labor in West German Manufacturing -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical and Institutional Background -- 5.3 Some Stylized Facts -- 5.4 Substitution Between Unskilled and Skilled Labor -- 5.5 Conclusions -- 6 Labor Mobility, Labor Standards, and Trade Policy: the Case of The German Entsendegesetz -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Labor Standards in the EU -- 6.3 The Emergence of the German “Law on the Posting of Labor” -- 6.4 Liberalizing Labor Migration Versus Liberalizing Trade: Adjustment Differences -- 6.5 Conclusion -- Comment Michael J. Koop -- 7 Globalization and The “German Model”: Can It Survive? -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Globalization: Fact or Fiction? -- 7.3 Corporatism in Germany: The Nature of Cooperative Labor Relations -- 7.4 From Corporatism to Conflict -- 7.5 Can Corporatism Survive? -- 7.6 Conclusion -- Comment Heinz-Josef Tüselmann -- 8 Financing Social Security in Germany: Proposals for Changing its Structure and Some Possible Effects -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Structure of Social Security in Germany and How it is Financed -- 8.3 Main Arguments in the German Debate for Changing the Structure of the Sources of Finance of Social Insurance -- 8.4 The Present Situation in Germany in Light of Arguments for Appropriate Financing of Social Security -- 8.5 Recent Research on Effects of Changing the Structure of Finance of Social Insurance in Germany -- 8.6 Some Concluding Remarks -- Comment Irwin L. Collier, Jr. -- 9 Labor Demand, Unemployment, and The Cost of Social Insurance Schemes in Germany -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Labor Demand and Social Insurance Contributions in the Literature -- 9.3 Theoretical Model and Estimation Method -- 9.4 Estimation and Simulation Results -- 9.5 Conclusions -- Comment Marvin Kosters -- 10 Issues of Environmental and Labor Standards in The Global Trading System -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Definition and Scope of Environmental and Labor Standards -- 10.3 Rationales for Harmonization of Standards -- 10.4 Economic Effects of Environmental and Labor Standards: Theoretical Considerations -- 10.5 Economic Effects of Environmental and Labor Standards: Empirical Evidence -- 10.6 Monitoring and Enforcement of Environmental and Labor Standards -- 10.7 Conclusions and Implications for Policy -- Comment T. N. Srinivasan -- 11 The Political Economy of International Labor Standards -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 International Labor Standards: Competitiveness or Human Rights Issue? -- 11.3 Labor Costs and International Competitiveness -- 11.4 Human Rights and International Labor Standards -- 11.5 Policy Options -- 11.6 Conclusions -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Comment Siegfried Schultz.

10.1007/978-1-4615-4965-9 [DOI]

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