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The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation : Transitions between States and Their Determinants - A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T. - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155159
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Losing Heart? The Effect of Job Displacement on Health
Black, Sandra E. - 2013
significant costs that are borne by displaced workers. We study how job displacement in Norway affects cardiovascular health using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088650
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Does Grief Transfer Across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
Black, Sandra E. - 2014
While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056645
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The (Un)Importance of Inheritance
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Landaud, Fanny; … - 2022
inequality. This paper uses administrative data for the population of Norway to examine the share of the Total Inflows (defined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083901
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Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
Black, Sandra E. - 2010
separately identifying the role of peers. This paper uses data on the population of Norway and idiosyncratic variation in cohort …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141770
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Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2021
More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is little large-scale evidence on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores. Using a larger and more comprehensive dataset than previous work, we are able to estimate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325019
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Trade Union Membership and Dismissals
Goerke, Laszlo - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137250
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Trade Union Membership and Sickness Absence : Evidence from a Sick Pay Reform
Goerke, Laszlo - 2012
In 1996, statutory sick pay was reduced for private sector workers in Germany. Using the empirical observation that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099789
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Social custom, free-riders, and trade union membership in Germany and Great Britain
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283773
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Umfang und Kompensation von Überstunden : eine vergleichende Analyse für Westdeutschland und Großbritannien
Wagner, Gert G.; Pannenberg, Markus - 2000
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260756