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Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labor supply. This paper examines the strength of those attitudes using time diaries on childcare, food management and religious activities provided by the British Time Use Survey. Given the low labor force participation of females from...
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In 1996, statutory sick pay was reduced for private sector workers in Germany. Using the empirical observation that …
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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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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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Since 1920, the thrust of German law on workplace codetermination has changed on a number of occasions. We describe the latest swing of the legislative pendium - favoring works council formation and competence - and evaluate the case for it. We provide new information on the extent of works...
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