social norms. We develop a theoretical frame-work which nests various social custom models. Using micro data for Germany and …

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 …

Using panel data for West Germany and Great Britain, we show that there are striking differences in overtime work and … the evolution of the monthly labour earnings distribution and individual economic well-being differently in West Germany … regards to West Germany, we show that the current policy of transforming paid overtime in ?working time accounts?, which is …

trade. This paper uses a large and rich set of linked employer-employee data from Germany to demonstrate that these premia …

present first empirical evidence on this firm age - wage nexus for Germany. We find that older firms pay on average higher …

context of Germany where the works council is the analogue of workplace unionism. Using parametric and nonparametric methods …

Germany, while at the same time charting the determinants of their presence. Furthermore, we identify newly established works …