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Wage determination in the shadow of the law : the case of works councilors in Germany

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2021

The German law on co-determination at the plant level (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) stipulates that works councilors are neither to be financially rewarded nor penalized for their activities. This regulation contrasts with publicized instances of excessive payments. The divergence has sparked a...

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Trade Union Membership and Dismissals

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2010

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members …

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"Take it or go to court" : the impact of sec. 1a of the German protection against dismissal act on severance payments

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2010

on panel data for West Germany indicate that the legal change did have a negative effect on severance pay. -- panel data …

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Direct evidence for income comparisons and subjective well-being across reference groups

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2015

This note provides evidence for the relationship between income comparisons and subjective well-being (SWB), using novel German data on self-reported comparison intensity and perceived relative income for seven reference groups. We find negative correlations between comparison intensity and SWB...

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Severance pay and the shadow of the law : evidence for West Germany

Goerke, Laszlo (contributor); Pannenberg, Markus (contributor) - 2005

Due to the complexity of employment protection legislation (EPL) in Germany, there is notable uncertainty about the …

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Let bygones be bygones? : socialist regimes and personalities in Germany

Friehe, Tim; Pannenberg, Markus; Wedow, Michael - 2015

This paper investigates the influence of political regimes on personality, using the separation of Germany into the …

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Minimum wage non-compliance : the role of co-determination

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2023

the law. The economic correlates of co-determination, such as higher productivity and wages, affect non-compliance in … payment of minimum wages. …

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Trade union membership and sickness absence : evidence from a sick pay reform

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2012

In 1996, statutory sick pay was reduced for private sector workers in Germany. Using the empirical observation that …

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