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 …

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 …

employment effects of these policies for mothers in Germany. In particular we estimate a structural labor supply model and …

public pension system. We calculate that, in the case of Germany, the fiscal consequences of the 6.4 year increase in age 65 …

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