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Immigrants and trade union membership : does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?

Bedaso, Fenet Jima; Jirjahn, Uwe; Goerke, Laszlo - 2022

-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on … in Germany. …

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Analyzing the labor market activity of immigrant families in Germany

Basilio, Leilanie (contributor); … - 2007

the family's current consumption. Using data for West Germany, we do not find evidence for such a specialization strategy …

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Understanding the technology of computer technology diffusion : explaining computer adoption patterns and implications for the wage structure

Borghans, Lex (contributor); Weel, Bas ter (contributor) - 2008

We review the empirical literature about the implications of the computerization of the labor market to see whether it can explain observed computer adoption patterns and (long-term) changes in the wage structure. Evidence from empirical micro studies turns out to be inconsistent with macro...

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Predictability of future economic growth and the credibility of monetary regimes in Germany, 1870 - 2003

Baltzer, Markus; Kling, Gerhard - In: Applied economics letters 14 (2007) 4/6, pp. 401-404

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Intergenerational mobility of immigrants in Germany : moving with natives or stuck in their neighborhoods?

Yuksel, Mutlu - 2009

In this paper, I analyze intergenerational mobility of immigrants and natives in Germany. Using the German … Germany than in the U.S. However, as in the U.S., I find greater mobility among German natives than among immigrants. Moreover …, I investigate to what extent the lower mobility among immigrants in Germany is due to “ethnic capital” as suggested by …

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Transferability of human capital and immigrant assimilation : an analysis for Germany

Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K. - 2010

capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that … returns than human capital obtained in Germany. We further find evidence for heterogeneity in the returns to human capital of …

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On the role of sectoral and national components in the wage bargaining process

Dreger, Christian; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - 2010

This paper provides an empirical analysis on the determination of wages at the sectoral level in main industrial economies. Nominal wages are bargained between labour unions and employers in imperfect competitive markets, where spillovers across sectors might occur. Using a principal component...

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Does intermarriage pay off? : a panel data analysis

Nottmeyer, Olga - 2010

Taking advantage of the panel structure of the data, the impact of intermarriage on labor market productivity as measured by earnings is examined. Contrarily to previous studies which rely on instrumental variable techniques, selection issues are addressed within a fixed effects framework. The...

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Extensive vs. intensive margin in Germany and the United States : any differences?

Merkl, Christian; Wesselbaum, Dennis - 2010

This paper analyzes the role of the extensive vis-à-vis the intensive margin of labor adjustment in Germany and in the …

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Labour market outcomes of immigrants in Germany : the importance of heterogeneity and attrition bias

Fertig, Michael (contributor); Schurer, Stefanie (contributor) - 2007

Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of …

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