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 accountsʺ, which is …

Utilising a large representative data set for Germany, this study contrasts absenteeism of self-employed individuals …Unter Verwendung eines großen repräsentativen Datensatzes für Deutschland stellt diese Studie Fehlzeiten von …

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 …

for Germany, we indeed find absenteeism of employees to be higher in the public than the private sector. The differences … that the stereotype of the "malingering bureaucrat" seems to be an exaggeration, at least for Germany. …. Mithilfe von repräsentativen Befragungsdaten für Deutschland finden wir tatsächlich höhere Fehlzeiten im Öffentlichen Sektor …

Using data from the representative IAB Establishment Panel in Germany and estimating a panel probit model with fixed …

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

establishments in western Germany and only one out of four establishments in eastern Germany were covered by industry-wide or firm …