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Having faced high unemployment rates for more than a decade, the German government implemented a comprehensive set of labour market reforms during the period 2003-2005. This paper describes the economic and institutional context of the German labour market before and after these so-called Hartz...
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possible due to a less regulated institutional environment. -- Service sector ; Germany ; dual labor market ; low-skilled work …
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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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, their recent reforms and – where already possible – effects of these reforms. Overall, Germany seems to be on the right …
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Anforderungen zu erleichtern. -- Labor market reforms ; unemployment protection ; activation ; Germany …
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Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low …
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This paper challenges the view that the wage structure in West-Germany has remained stable throughout the 80s and 90s …, while the US and Germany experienced similar changes at the top of the distribution throughout the 80s and 90s, the patterns …
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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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non-standard work. In Germany (and to a lesser extent Austria), marginal part-time provides a fertile ground for low …
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job opportunities and job stability. This paper addresses this issue using administrative longitudinal data for Germany …-off is not confirmed by the results. In Germany, men have experienced an increase in employment stability over time, mated …
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