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Contractual dualism, market power and informality
Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2011
Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in developing countries. The first is that the informal (or unregulated) sector is more competitive than the formal (or regulated) sector. The second is that contract enforcement is...
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Nonunion worker representation, foreign owners and the performance of establishments
Jirjahn, Uwe; Müller, Steffen - 2011
Using German establishment data, this study provides the first econometric analysis on the interaction of establishment-level codetermination and foreign owners. Works councils are associated with higher productivity in domestic-owned establishments while they are associated with lower...
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Nonunion worker representation an the closure of establishments : German evidence on the role of moderating factors
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2010
Germany. The relationship varies according to circumstances and type of establishment. For the subsample of single …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010356088
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Centralized vs. decentralized wage formation : the role of firms’ production technology
Hirsch, Boris; Merkl, Christian; Müller, Steffen; … - 2014
setting due to labor cost and straitjacket effects. As firms in Germany are allowed to choose their wage formation regime, we … test these two hypotheses with representative establishment data for West Germany. We find that establishments with … Lohnfindung zu wählen. Da Arbeitgeber in Deutschland das Lohnfindungsregime frei wählen können, überprüfen wir diese Hypothesen …
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Collective bargaining and innovation in Germany : cooperative industrial relations?
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Evers, Katalin; … - 2013
representative data for Germany - for many observers the exemplar of a cooperative industrial relations regime - to investigate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229933
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Changes in bargaining status and intra-plant wage dispersion in Germany : a case of (almost) plus ça change?
Addison, John T.; Kölling, Arnd; Teixeira, Paulino - 2014
exact contribution of deununionization is a matter of debate, perhaps no more so than in Germany, our case study. The … Germany more generally. …
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Labour relations in comparative perspective : special focus on the SME sector
Makó, Csaba; Csizmadia, Péter; Illéssy, Miklós - In: Journal of East European management studies : JEEMS 11 (2006) 2, pp. 173-194
The evolution of the view and practice of "social partnership" is one basic element in the construction of the European Union. The paper gives an overview on the key actors and institutions of Labour Relations System (LRS) with special focus on the micro- small and medium sized enteprises (SME)....
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Labour relations in comparative perspective : special focus on the SME sector (part 2)
Makó, Csaba; Csizmadia, Péter; Illéssy, Miklós - In: Journal of East European management studies : JEEMS 11 (2006) 3, pp. 267-287
The evolution of the view and practice of "social partnership" is one basic element in the construction of the European Union. The paper gives an overview on the key actors and institutions of Labour Relations System (LRS) with special focus on the micro- small and medium sized enteprises (SME)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010127024
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Union bargaining and intra-industry productivity differentials : theory and evidence from Germany ; conference paper
Baumann, Florian; Brändle, Tobias - 2013 - Preliminary version
This paper indicates that the extent of collective bargaining coverage in an industry may depend on the differences in firms productivity levels within the industry. Less pronounced differences in productivity levels make it easier to design collective wage contracts that are accepted by a wider...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010341121
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Centralized vs. decentralized wage formation : the role of firms' production technology
Hirsch, Boris; Merkl, Christian; Müller, Steffen; … - 2014
setting due to labor cost and straitjacket effects. As firms in Germany are allowed to choose their wage formation regime, we … test these two hypotheses with representative establishment data for West Germany. We find that establishments with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010364978