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Investment under Company-Level Pacts
Bellmann, Lutz; Gerner, Hans-Dieter; Hübler, Olaf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
To improve their competitiveness the companies aim to increase the funds available to finance the necessary investments. In order to reduce wage costs company-specific deviations from industry-level wage contracts are concluded. Company-level pacts between the management and the works council...
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China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers
Gallagher, Mary; Giles, John T.; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper presents empirical evidence from household and firm survey data collected during 2009-2010 on the implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government and local labor bureaus have made substantial efforts to enforce the provisions of the new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212761
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Unions and Collective Bargaining in the Wake of the Great Recession
Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro; Vilares, Hugo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper provides the first definitive estimates of union density in Portugal, 2010-2012, using a unique dataset. The determinants of union density at firm level are first modeled. Next, we draw upon a very recent study of the union wage premium to provide summary estimates of the union wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011214034
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Does Institutional Diversity Account for Pay Rules in Germany and Belgium?
Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper examines the relationship between institutions and the remuneration of different jobs by comparing the German and Belgian labour markets with respect to a typology of institutions (social representations, norms, conventions, legislation, and organisations). The observed institutional...
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Does the Quality of Industrial Relations Matter for the Macro Economy? A Cross-Country Analysis Using Strikes Data
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
measure industrial relations inversely by strikes – which proxy we cross-check with an industrial relations reputation … constant, however, the sign of the variable is reversed. This fixed-effects result likely picks up a direct effect of strikes …
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Chinese Unions and Enterprises Performance
Fang, Tony; Ge, Ying - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper uses the national firm level survey data to investigate the effects of Chinese unions on firm performance. We show that Chinese unions have a strong "State-Party voice" face and a "collective voice" face but lack of "monopoly" face. The government influence plays an important role in...
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Mit Neo-Korporatismus durch die Krise? Die Rolle des Sozialen Dialogs in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz
Eichhorst, Werner; Weishaupt, J. Timo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Dieser Artikel untersucht die Rolle der Sozialpartner bei der Bewältigung der Wirtschaftskrise 2008/09 in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Die Fallstudien zeigen, dass zu Beginn der Krise eine schnelle Reaktion der Politik auf das gemeinsame Handeln von Arbeitgeberverbänden,...
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Workers Made Idle by Company Strikes and the 'British Disease'
Hart, Robert A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
The strikes' literature is dominated by the causes and effects of strike action as they relate directly to strikers … examines the years 1960 to 1970, a critical period in Britain's postwar strikes’ history. The mid-point of this decade marked … leadership in strikes incidence and industrial unrest. Workers made idle were an important symptom of the disease. In the study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030886
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Stakeholders, Bargaining and Strikes
Manzini, Paola; Ponsatí, Clara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
We study bilateral bargaining problems with interested third parties, the stakeholders that enjoy benefits upon a bilateral agreement. We explore the strategic implications of this third party involvement. Our main finding is that the potential willingness of the stakeholder to make...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566476
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Macroeconomic Effects of Ownership Structure in OECD Countries
Gatti, Donatella - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
The paper investigates the impact of ownership concentration on GDP growth, for a sample of 18 OECD countries over the period 1980 to 2004. The econometric analysis shows that more concentrated ownership can speed up growth, for countries approaching the technological frontier, provided that...
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