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Employment effects of work sharing : an econometric analysis for West Germany
Steiner, Viktor - 2000
In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between unskilled, skilled and high-skilled workers and show that labor demand elasticities with...
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Central wage bargaining and local wage flexibility: evidence from the entire wage distribution
Büttner, Thiess; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 1998
We argue that in labor markets with central wage bargaining wage flexibility varies systematically across the wage distribution: local wage flexibility is more relevant for the upper part of the wage distribution, and flexibility of wages negotiated under central wage bargaining affects the...
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Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the Millennium : technical progress, globalization and European Monetary Union
Franz, Wolfgang - 1999
At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428272
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How important is precautionary labor supply?
Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Schmitz, Sebastian - 2016
We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...
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Gesetzlich garantierte "Sabbaticals" - ein Modell für Deutschland? : Argumente, Befunde und Erfahrungen aus anderen europäischen Ländern
Wotschack, Philip; Samtleben, Claire; Allmendinger, Jutta - 2017
, berufliche Umorientierung, Kinderbetreuung, Pflege, Erholung oder Freizeit. Derzeit können Sabbaticals in Deutschland nur im … kann. Dazu werden auf der einen Seite Probleme und Handlungsfelder in der bestehenden Regelungspraxis in Deutschland … möglichen Einführung eines Rechtsanspruchs in Deutschland zu erwarten sind und Anforderungen an dessen institutionelle …
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Arbeitszeiten und die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie : Ergebnisse der Beschäftigtenbefragung der IG Metall 2017
Allmendinger, Jutta; Haarbrücker, Julia - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011667287
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Working more for less : part-time penalties across the working hours distribution?
Günther, Tom; Schneider, Ulrich C.; Stürmer-Heiber, Fabian - 2023
We use German administrative and survey data to investigate the heterogeneity of parttime penalties in hourly wages and growth rates. Exploiting tax reforms for identification, we find substantial heterogeneity in part-time wage penalties from −28.3% to −7.2% compared to full-time. The...
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Tarifverträge und Beschäftigungspolitik in Dienstleistungsunternehmen
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000
Der Beitrag untersucht die Verbreitung von Tarifverträgen in Dienstleistungsunternehmen sowie deren Wirkungen auf die Beschäftigungspolitik im Falle von Nachfrageschwankungen. Der empirische Teil basiert auf der ZEW/Creditreform Konjunkturumfrage bei unternehmensnahen...
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Collective wage agreements and the adjustment of workers and hours in German service firms
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000
There is a growing concern about collective wage agreement and employment dynamics in Germany. In this paper, evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428332
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Loosening hours constraints on the supply of labor : what if Germans had a Dutch labor market?
Wolf, Elke - 2000
Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this … additional work-sharing in Germany. Furthermore, the match between actual and desired hours of Germans would improve if Germans … that hours restrictions shrank over time, which means, Germany seems to be moving towards a more flexible labor market. …
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