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Strikes, scabs and tread separations : labor strife and the production of defective Bridgestone/Firestone tires
Krueger, Alan B. (contributor); Mas, Alexandre (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001792870
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Employee trust and workplace performance
Brown, Sarah; Gray, Daniel; McHardy, Jolian P.; Taylor, Karl - 2014
We explore the relationship between employee trust of managers and workplace performance. We present a theoretical framework which serves to establish a link between employee trust and firm performance as well as to identify possible mechanisms through which the relationship may operate. We then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010379264
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The impact of teams on output, quality and downtime : an empirical analysis using individual panel data
Jones, Derek Charles (contributor); Kato, Takao (contributor) - 2007
To investigate the size and the timing of the direct impact of participatory arrangements on business performance, we assemble and analyze extraordinary daily data - for rejection, production and downtime rates for all operators in a single plant during a 35 month period, more than 77,000...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591493
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Consumer price adjustment under the microscope : Germany in a period of low inflation
Hoffmann, Johannes (contributor);  … - 2006
We analyse the adjustment of retail and services prices in a period of low inflation, using a set of individual price … data from the German Consumer Price Index which covers the years 1998 to 2003. We strong find evidence of time- and state …-dependent price adjustment. Most importantly, the differences in unconditionalʺ sectoral price flexibility are found to be linked to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003339174
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The effects of enforcement on illegal markets : evidence from migrant smuggling along the Southwestern border
Gathmann, Christina (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001896413
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Concrete Shoes for Competition - The Effect of the German Cement Cartel on Market Price
Hüschelrath, Kai - 2012
We use publicly available price data from the German cement industry to estimate the cartel-induced price increase. We …-cartel period on the overcharge estimate. We find that the cement cartel led to price overcharges in a range from 20.3 to 26 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105169
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The Impact of Cartelization on Pricing Dynamics - Evidence from the German Cement Industry
Hüschelrath, Kai - 2012
a far larger extent than gross prices and that, second, noncartel members slip under the price umbrella of the cartel to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107366
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Asymmetric Price Transmission in Supply Function Equilibrium, Carbon Prices and the German Electricity Spot Market
Wölfing, Nikolas M. - 2013
with a theorem: that asymmetric price transmission is sustained up to a certain maximum level which might include the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014216006
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Precious metal prices : a tale of four U.S. recessions
Agnese, Pablo; Garcia-del-Barrio, Pedro; Gil-Alaña, Luis A. - 2023
This paper empirically examines the degree of persistence in four precious metal prices (i.e., gold, palladium, platinum, and silver) during the last four U.S. recessions. Unit root tests and fractional integration techniques suggest that gold still is the most prominent safe haven asset within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014246740
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Employment effects of welfare reforms : evidence from a dynamic structural life-cycle model
Haan, Peter (contributor); Prowse, Victoria (contributor);  … - 2008
In this paper we develop a dynamic structural life-cycle model of labor supply behavior which fully accounts for the effect of income tax and transfers on labor supply incentives. Additionally, the model recognizes the demand side driven rationing risk that might prevent individuals from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716521