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Works councils, labor productivity and plant heterogeneity : evidence from quantile regressions
Wagner, Joachim; Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Using quantile regressions and a rich cross section data set for German manufacturing plants, this paper reports that the impact of works councils on labor productivity varies along the conditional distribution of value added per employee. It emerges that the positive and statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002504494
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The effect of worker representation on employment behavior in Germany : another case of -2.5%
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002115406
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Worker directors : a German product that didn't export?
Addison, John T. (contributor); Schnabel, Claus (contributor) - 2009
representation ; firm performance ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793899
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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.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 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/10003904912
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Slip sliding away : further union decline in Germany and Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940346
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Firms and early retirement : offers that one does not refuse
Bellmann, Lutz (contributor); Janik, Florian (contributor) - 2007
According to the Hutchens (1999) model, early retirement is not explained as a result of maximizing expected individual utility but rather as a demand-side phenomenon arising from a firm’s profit-maximizing behaviour. Firms enter into contracts with their employees that include clauses about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591476
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Recruitment and job applications of older jobseekers from the establishments' perspective
Bellmann, Lutz (contributor); Brussig, Martin (contributor) - 2007
In the demographic change, a prolongation of individual employment and thus of beginning a new employment in later stages of the work life is of growing importance. On the base of microeconomic data (establishment panel of the IAB), this paper analyses firms' characteristics correlating with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003578835
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Works councils and the anatomy of wages
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer-employee data (specifically, the LIAB for 2001). We find that works councils are associated with higher earnings. The wage premium is around 11 percent (and is higher under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003502719
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The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany : the erosion continues
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010
This paper investigates trends in collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany from 2000 to 2008. It … western Germany. Arguably, the path of erosion will continue until rough and ready convergence is reached with eastern Germany … appears to be so. -- Erosion of the dual system ; collective bargaining/works council coverage ; eastern and western Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003984795
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Determinants of employer-provided further training : a multi-level approach
Bellmann, Lutz; Hohendanner, Christian; Hujer, Reinhard - 2010
We analyse the influence of regional determinants on the decision of employers to provide within-firm further training. We estimate the effects of the regional population density, the unemployment rate and the regional concentration of an industry against the background of several determinants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009153569