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The Persistent Decline in Unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004: What Can We Learn from a Decomposition Analysis?
Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
western Germany from 1980 to 2004 and in eastern Germany from 1992 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and … worker (significant in western Germany only). A decomposition analysis shows that differences in union density over time and … between eastern and western Germany to a large degree cannot be explained by differences in the characteristics of employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822128
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Do Works Councils Inhibit Investment?
Addison, John T.; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
context of Germany where the works council is the analogue of workplace unionism. Using parametric and nonparametric methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822189
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Worker Directors: A German Product that Didn't Export?
Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasi-parity codetermination at company level has held up remarkably well. We recount the theoretical arguments for and against codetermination and survey the empirical evidence on the effects of the institution, tracing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822465
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Union Membership and Age: The Inverted U-Shape Hypothesis under Test
Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822662
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Works Councils and Separations: Voice, Monopoly, and Insurance Effects
Hirsch, Boris; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822979
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Productivity Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Professional Soccer
Lichter, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Sommer, Eric - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
on the universe of professional soccer players in Germany over the period 1999-2011. Combining this data with hourly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245918
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United, Yet Apart? A Note on Persistent Labour Market Differences between Western and Eastern Germany
Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212568
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Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: Efficient, but Regressive?
Pestel, Nico; Sommer, Eric - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
investigate the effect of increases in the Value Added Tax on labor supply and the income distribution in Germany, which is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212759
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Women Move Differently: Job Separations and Gender
Hirsch, Boris; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Using a large German linked employer-employee data set and methods of competing risks analysis, this paper investigates gender differences in job separation rates to employment and nonemployment. In line with descriptive evidence, we find lower job-to-job and higher job-to-nonemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611318
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Are the Self-Employed Really Jacks-of-All-Trades? Testing the Assumptions and Implications of Lazear's Theory of Entrepreneurship with German Data
Lechmann, Daniel S. J.; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Using a large representative German data set and various concepts of self-employment, this paper tests the "jack-of-all-trades" view of entrepreneurship by Lazear (AER 2004). Consistent with its theoretical assumptions we find that self-employed individuals perform more tasks and that their work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371914