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A note on the determinants and consequences of outsourcing using German data

Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Pahnke, André; … - 2008

Using German data from the Institute for Employment Research Establishment Panel, this paper constructs two main measures of outsourcing and examines their determinants and consequences for employment. There are some commonalities in the correlates of the two measures of outsourcing, as well as...

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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 …

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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Is the erosion thesis overblown? : evidence from the orientation of uncovered employers

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Evers, Katalin; … - 2012

It is sometimes claimed that the coverage of collective bargaining in Germany is considerably understated because of …

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Pacts for employment and competitiveness as a role model? : their effects on firm performance

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Evers, Katalin; … - 2015

collective bargaining in Germany, a phenomenon that has been hailed as key to that nation's economic resurgence. Yet little is …

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Innovations, wages and demand for heterogeneous labour : new evidence from a matched employer-employee data-set

Bellmann, Lutz; Schank, Thorsten - 2000

This paper examines the impact of innovations and wages on the demand for heterogeneous labour. Based on matched data from the IAB-establishment panel survey and the files of the employment statistics register for the year 1995, input shares derived from a generalised Leontief cost function are...

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Job tenure of two cohorts of young German men 1979 - 1990 : an analysis of the (West-)German employment statistic register sample concerning multivariate failure times and unobserv...

Bellmann, Lutz; Bender, Stefan; Hornsteiner, Ulrich - 2000

Based on theoretical models of job mobility this paper provides an empirical analysis of job durations in West Germany …

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