employment and wage practices of foreign and domestic firms in Brazil, using detailed matched firm-worker panel data... …

of notice is defined as the period an employer has to notify workers in advance of their up-coming dismissal. The wages … paid during this period are an important element of firing costs and hence employment protection...br> …

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining … structure of wages. Ceteris paribus, a higher share of employees in a firm covered by industry-wide or firm-level contracts is … associated with higher wages. Yet, individual bargaining coverage in a covered firm shows a negative impact both on the wage …

This paper assesses labor market segmentation across formal and informal salaried jobs andself-employment in three …

net costs of training apprentices are substantial in Germany, whereas apprenticeship training is on average profitable … as wages, apprenticeship system-related factors and allocation of tasks to apprentices on the cost-benefit ratio using …