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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]

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Does leaving welfare improve health? : evidence for Germany

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - 2009

Using exceptionally rich linked administrative and survey information on German welfare recipients we investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes. Applying semi-parametric propensity score matching estimators we find...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894362

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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Are training programs more effective when unemployment is high?

Lechner, Michael (contributor); Wunsch, Conny (contributor) - 2006

We estimate short, medium, and long-run individual labor market effects of training programs for unemployed by following program participation on a monthly basis over a ten-year period. Since analyzing the effectiveness of training over such a long period is impossible with experimental data, we...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003477394

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

Earnings effects of training programs

Lechner, Michael (contributor); Melly, Blaise (contributor) - 2007

reevaluation of Germany's training programs of 1993 and 1994, we find that the programs considerably improve the long-run earnings …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591479

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...

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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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How to control for many covariates? : reliable estimators based on the propensity score

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - 2010

usually employed for the evaluation of labour market programmes in Germany. We vary several dimensions of the design that are … important property. -- propensity score matching ; kernel matching ; inverse probability weighting ; selection on observables …

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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009550632