"The objective of this paper is to present a short survey of our new research results to mobility and stability of employment on a micro level. This area of conflict is analyzed from an individual and a firm's perspective, taking institutional issues into account. More than previous studies, we...

"The objective of this paper is to present a short survey of our new research results to mobility and stability of employment on a micro level. This area of conflict is analyzed from an individual and a firm's perspective, taking institutional issues into account. More than previous studies, we...

"In the context of the so-called Hartz reforms, the previous unemployment assistance and the social assistance for individuals who are in need but capable of work were combined into a uniform basic benefit for those seeking employment. After a brief description of the problems associated with...

"Differences in the development of wage levels and employment between individual economies are often explained by the institutional structuring of national wage rate systems. Clamping down on wage levels leads to higher levels of employment particularly in decentralised but also in centralised...

"Der vorliegende Beitrag behandelt den für mehrere Länder festgestellten empirischen Befund, daß große Firmen im allgemeinen höhere Löhne zahlen als kleine Firmen. Nach einer Diskussion der verschiedenen theoretischen Versuche, diese empirische Tatsache zu erklären, werden die einzelnen...

"The discussion contributions for the workshop 'Strategies for more employment - international experiences' were judged differently by the representatives of trade unions, employers and central and local government who participated. There was some consensus, or at least partial agreement, as to...

Der Autor faßt die Tagungsbeiträge und die Ergebnisse eines Workshops des IAB zur Lohnkurve kurz zusammen. Die Tagungsbeiträge sind in dem Heft ebenfalls abgedruckt. Im Anschluß folgen Literaturhinweise zum Themenschwerpunkt. (IAB)

"Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, wie sich die ökonomische Analyse des Arbeitsmarktes heute aus der Perspektive fünf neuerer arbeitsökonomischer Lehrbücher darstellt. Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf je zwei Publikationen aus den USA und England, Ländern mit langer arbeitsökonomischer...

"On the basis of establishment data for the manufacturing industry in Lower Saxony this article combines two research approaches which have so far been dealt with separately to a large extent in specialist literature. These are the influence of technological progress on the one hand and of...

"Theoretical and empirical research shows that an individual’s earned income is not only dependent on his/her individual productivity-relevant characteristics. The employer and his pay policy, too, have an independent influence on the pay level, which is reflected by the payment of company...