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Works Councils - Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?
Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
Using a large panel data set we investigate whether works councils act as sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703801
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822465
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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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The Course of Research into the Economic Consequences of German Works Councils
Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
codetermination at the workplace. This framework is key to understanding the progress that has been made in analysing the effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762185
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Unions, Works Councils and Plant Closings in Germany
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Kölling, Arnd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This paper present paper provides the first results for Germany on the impact of works councils and collective … encourage a sanguine view of recent legislation in Germany that facilitates the formation of works councils and strengthens … their codetermination powers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822621
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The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations
Pfeifer, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
I use a question about works council relations from the 2006 wave of the IAB Establishment panel to analyze the heterogeneous effects of works councils on productivity, wages, and profits. The results indicate that the effects differ significantly between works council relationship types in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003941
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Sharp Teeth or Empty Mouths? Revisiting the Minimum Wage Bite with Sectoral Data
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The paper explores the link between different institutional features of minimum wage systems and the minimum wage bite. We notably address the striking absence of studies on sectoral-level minima and exploit unique data covering 17 European countries and information from more than 1100...
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Youth Unemployment in Europe: What to Do about It?
Eichhorst, Werner; Hinte, Holger; Rinne, Ulf - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. This paper gives an overview of the current situation and assesses different policy options. It emphasizes the role of stronger intra-EU mobility of young workers, policies to make vocational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990944
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Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States
Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … in Europe. Indeed, in contrast to the pre-crisis situation and the findings of previous empirical studies, there is … tentative evidence that the migration response to the crisis has been considerable in Europe, in contrast to the United States …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884205
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Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey
Bargain, Olivier; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
supply elasticities for Western Europe and the US. We also investigate the relative contribution of different methodological …, both in the US and in Europe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884275