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The Structure of Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation : Change and Persistence in the German Model

Addison, John T. - 2011

This paper depicts and examines the decline in collective bargaining coverage in Germany. Using repeat cross …

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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 …

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Dissonant Works Councils and Establishment Survivability

Addison, John T. - 2019

plant closings in Germany, 2006-2015. The potential effects of worker representation on plant survivability have been little …

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The Phantom of the Opera : Cultural Amenities, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth

Falck, Oliver - 2020

We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibrium share of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we draw on a quasi-natural experiment in German history and exploit the exogenous spatial distribution of baroque opera houses built as a...

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Changes in Bargaining Status and Intra-Plant Wage Dispersion in Germany : A Case of (Almost) Plus Ça Change?

Addison, John T. - 2014

exact contribution of deununionization is a matter of debate, perhaps no more so than in Germany, our case study. The … Germany more generally …

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Union Decline and the Coverage Wage Gap in Germany

Addison, John T. - 2014

Using linked employer-employee data, this paper estimates the effect of collective bargaining coverage on wages over an interval of continuing decline in unionism. Unobserved firm and worker heterogeneity is dealt with using two establishment sub-samples, comprising collective bargaining joiners...

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Business Cycles and Start-Ups Across Industries : An Empirical Analysis of German Regions

Konon, Alexander - 2018

We analyze whether start-up rates in different industries systematically change with business cycle variables. Using a unique data set at the industry level, we mostly find correlations that are consistent with counter-cyclical influences of the business cycle on entries in both innovative and...

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Worker Representation and Temporary Employment in Germany : The Deployment and Extent of Fixed-Term Contracts and Temporary Agency Work

Addison, John T. - 2018

This study examines the potential impact of works councils and unions on the deployment of fixed-term contracts and agency temps. We report inter al. that works councils are associated with a higher number of temporary agency workers when demand volatility is high while the opposite holds for...

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Slip Sliding Away : Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain

Addison, John T. - 2010

changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …, the decline in collective bargaining is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, thus continuing a trend apparent since …

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Indicative and Updated Estimates of the Collective Bargaining Premium in Germany

Addison, John T. - 2013

This study provides updated evidence on the union contract differential in Germany using establishment-wide wage data …

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