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show that roughly 50% of the observed raw differential in individual dismissal rates can be explained by the estimated … average partial effect of union membership. -- dismissal ; free-riding ; trade union membership ; survey data …
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Do trade unions benefit from economic crises by attracting new members among workers concerned about job security? To address this question, we provide a comprehensive empirical investigation based on panel data from Germany, where workers individually decide on their membership. We analyse...
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Using a unique longitudinal representative survey of both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses in the United States during the 1990's, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with investments in organizational innovation. Past...
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Empirical studies have consistently reported that rates of involuntary job separation, or dismissal, are significantly … of detailed investigation. In this paper, household panel survey data from Australia are used that also find higher … dismissal rates among men than among women. This differential, however, largely disappears once controls for industry and …
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The paper analyses the arbitration of dismissal disputes by Australian labour courts over a 15 years' time span … characterized by two major legal reforms to unfair dismissal statutes. We isolate two channels by which we think the social values … dismissal cases. We also test for and address the Priest-Klein selection effect, which is known to potentially invalidate …
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-effects panel data models, using panel data for Australia, provide little evidence of any negative spillover effect on the mental …
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We analyze the JobKeeper lump-sum wage subsidy introduced by the Australian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, paying particular attention to the role of temporary layoffs in saving jobs. Although temporary layoffs were widely used, we find that recalls of workers on temporary...
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In many countries, the termination of employment contracts has to be either on employer initiative or on employee initiative. Furthermore, the cost of the procedure is borne mainly by the contracting party who takes the initiative and there is little room for sharing costs. The implicit doctrine...
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Using administrative linked employer-employee data for Norway we estimate the impact of changes in tax subsidies for union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for...
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Spatial variance in union membership has been attributed to the favourable attitudes that persist in areas with an historical legacy of trade unionism. Within the UK, villages and towns located in areas once dominated coalmining remain among the strongest and durable bases for the trade union...
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