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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003739950
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Downward nominal wage rigidity in services : direct evidence from a firm survey
Radowski, Daniel (contributor); Bonin, Holger (contributor) - 2009
explain this distinct behavior. -- Nominal wage rigidity ; efficiency wages ; manufacturing and services ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793963
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From the dual apprenticeship system to a dual labor market? : the German high-skill equilibrium and the service economy
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2009
possible due to a less regulated institutional environment. -- Service sector ; Germany ; dual labor market ; low-skilled work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860657
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Whatever works : dualisation and the service economy in Bismarckian welfare states
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2010
non-standard work. In Germany (and to a lesser extent Austria), marginal part-time provides a fertile ground for low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003985730
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Offshoring, wages and job security of temporary workers
Görg, Holger; Görlich, Dennis - 2012
We investigate the impact of offshoring on individual level wages and unemployment probabilities and pay particular attention to the question of whether workers on temporary contracts are affected differently than workers on permanent contracts. Data are taken from the German Socio-Economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629697
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Non-standard employment across occupations in Germany : the role of replaceability and labour market flexibility
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Tobsch, Verena - 2013
The share of non-standard jobs in total employment has increased in Germany over recent decades. Research tends to … development in Germany is a large occupational heterogeneity, which is true for both current working conditions and trajectories … analyses the role of different types of non-standard employment across occupations in Germany, explaining variation between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010196464
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Minimum wages as a barrier to entry : evidence from Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; Kroeger, Hanna - 2012
in industries and regions with low barriers to entry. This is particularly the case in East Germany, where the perceived …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536582
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Product market competition and employer provided training in Germany
Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe; Pfister, Annika - 2017
Using German establishment data, this paper examines the relationship between product market competition and the extent of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training except when the competition is so severe as to threaten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011735905
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Gender, time use and public policy over the life cycle
Apps, Patricia (contributor); Rees, Ray (contributor) - 2005
countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the extent to which gender differences and life cycle variation in time use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003287687
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Female labor market transitions in Europe
Kaiser, Lutz C. (contributor) - 2006
different labor market-regimes are selected as examples (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland, UK). Within these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003316483