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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants ; a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904912
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Slip sliding away : further union decline in Germany and Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010
changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …, the decline in collective bargaining is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, thus continuing a trend apparent since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940346
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The importance of skill measurement for growth accounting
Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina; … - 2010
In a growth accounting context one usually constructs a quality adjusted index of labor services by aggregating over predefined groups of workers, using the groups' relative wage bills as weights. In this article we suggest a method based on decomposing individual predicted wages into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003975612
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Scarring effects of unemployment
Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Reiso, Katrine Holm - 2011
Using Norwegian individual register data of young workers, from the period 1986-2008, we analyse whether there are large and persistent negative relationships between unemployment and the risk of repeated unemployment and being out of labour force. A nearest-neighbour propensity score matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523512
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Scarring effects of unemployment
Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Reiso, Katrine Holm - 2011
Using Norwegian individual register data of young workers, from the period 1986-2008, we analyse whether there are large and persistent negative relationships between unemployment and the risk of repeated unemployment and being out of labour force. A nearest-neighbour propensity score matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009388343
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Unemployment, labour force composition and sickness absence : a panel data study
Askildsen, Jan Erik; Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - 2002
Sickness absence tends to be negatively correlated with unemployment. This may suggest disciplining effects of unemployment but may also reflect changes in the composition of the labour force. A panel of Norwegian register data for the years 1990-1995 is used to analyse sickness absences lasting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410697
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Transitions from school to work : search time and job duration
Bratberg, Espen; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - 1998
We consider the early labour market experience of young persons. Using a large data sample of Norwegian individuals finishing education in 1989-91, we analyse the transition from school to work and the duration of the first job. We allow the search duration, the accepted wage, and the job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294714
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Intergenerational mobility : trends across the earnings distribution
Bratberg, Espen (contributor);  … - 2005
The analysis, based on register data for Norwegian cohorts born 1950, 1955, and 1960, shows that the intergenerational earnings mobility is high. Using quantile regression, mobility is found to be lower at the lower end of the earnings distribution than at the upper end. The findings also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002659548
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Employment changes, the structure of adjustment costs, and plant size
Nilsen, Øivind Anti (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001818527
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Intermittent price changes in production plants : empirical evidence using monthly data
Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vange, Magne - 2018
The price-setting behaviour of manufacturing plants is examined using a large panel of monthly surveyed plant- and product-specific prices. The sample shows a high frequency of zero changes, relatively small price changes, and a strong seasonal price-change pattern. The intermittent feature of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872944