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In the 1990s overtime incidence in Great Britain and West Germany is quite similar, while the average amount of hours … of overtime for full-time male workers with overtime in Great Britain is roughly twice those in Germany for all years. We … time. In Germany, we observe a remarkable decrease in the share of workers who work paid overtime and a significant …
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Using a large panel data set it is investigated whether works councils act as a 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
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In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion can affect the decision to join a trade union. Furthermore, a shift in risk attitudes can alter collective bargaining outcomes. Using German panel data (GSOEP) and three novel...
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search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical …
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novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …
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into self-employment and survival of self-employed persons in Germany. The empirical analysis reveals that among the …
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overtime in West Germany. A descriptive analysis suggests that over a 10-year period workers with unpaid overtime experience on …
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