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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
indicator – and our macro performance outcome is the unemployment rate. Independent of the role of other institutions, good … industrial relations do seem to matter: greater strike volume is associated with higher unemployment. Holding country effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762431
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Labor Market Institutions and Long-Term Effects of Youth Unemployment
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Murao, Tetsushi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
worker who experiences a one-percentage-point higher unemployment rate while the worker is 16-24 years old has a 0 ….14 percentage-point higher unemployment rate at ages 25-29 and 0.03 percentage points higher at ages 30-34. The persistence of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095493
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Assessing Job Flows across Countries: The Role of Industry, Firm Size and Regulations
Haltiwanger, John; Scarpetta, Stefano; Schweiger, Helena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper reviews the process of job creation and destruction across a sample of 16 industrial and emerging economies over the past decade. It exploits a harmonized firm-level data-set drawn from business registers and enterprise census data. The paper assesses the importance of technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822159
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Changes in Collective Bargaining in the U.K.
Addison, John T.; Siebert, W. Stanley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
Perhaps no other country in recent years has witnessed greater change in its collective bargaining framework than the UK. This paper describes the dramatic developments and their consequences. Like Gaul, it is in three parts. The first part charts the six major pieces of legislation -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822623
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Labor Disputes and Labor Flows
Fraisse, Henri; Kramarz, Francis; Prost, Corinne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
About one in four workers challenges her dismissal in front of a labor court in France. Using a data set of individual labor disputes brought to French courts over the years 1996 to 2003, we examine the impact of labor court activity on labor market flows. First, we present a simple theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003955
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Setting It Right: Employment Protection, Labour Reallocation and Productivity
Martin, John P.; Scarpetta, Stefano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
, some displaced workers lose out via longer unemployment durations and/or lower real wages in post-displacement jobs. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021632
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The Long Awaited Reform of the German Works Constitution Act
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Schnabel, Claus; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
German law guaranteeing works councils is not a datum. The thrust of legislation has changed significantly on a number of occasions since 1920. The most recent legal change in the form of the Works Constitution Reform Act marks a controversial swing in favor of works council formation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761746
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Have Labour Market Reforms at the Turn of the Millennium Changed Job Durations of the New Entrants? A Comparative Study for Germany and Italy
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Jaenichen, Ursula; Villosio, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
According to the aims of the labour market reforms of the 90s implemented in many European countries, workers may stay at their first job for a shorter time, but should be able to switch jobs easily. This would generate a trade-off between job opportunities and job stability. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008514851
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Bestimmungsgründe von Fehlzeiten: Welche Rolle spielt die Arbeitslosigkeit?
Thalmaier, Anja - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999
Das Ziel der vorliegenden Untersuchung besteht darin, die wesentlichen Determinanten für das Auftreten von Fehlzeiten zu analysieren. In einem ersten Schritt werden die institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen der Entgeltfortzahlung und ihre historische Entwicklung aufgezeigt. Die Analyse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762028
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Labour Market Flexibility and Regional Unemployment Rate Dynamics: Spain 1980-1995
Bande, Roberto; Karanassou, Marika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper aims to shed light in the dynamics of Spanish regional unemployment rates and determine the driving forces … of their disparities. The Spanish economy has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU and is characterised by … severe regional disparities. We apply the chain reaction theory of unemployment according to which the evolution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703677