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Worker representation and temporary employment in Germany : the deployment and extent of fixed-term contracts and temporary agency work
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Grunau, Philipp; … - 2018
This study examines the potential impact of works councils and unions on the deployment of fixed-term contracts and agency temps. We report inter al. that works councils are associated with a higher number of temporary agency workers when demand volatility is high while the opposite holds for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810125
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904912
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003984795
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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
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Migration and imperfect labor markets : theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK
Brücker, Herbert; Jahn, Elke J.; Upward, Richard - 2012
We investigate the labor market effects of immigration in Denmark, Germany and the UK, three countries which are … compared to Germany and, in particular, Denmark. As a consequence, immigration has a much larger effect on the unemployment … rate in Germany and Denmark, while the wage effects are larger in the UK. Moreover, the elasticity of substitution between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009568638
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Reforming an insider-outsider labor market : the Spanish experience
Bentolila, Samuel; Dolado, Juan J.; Jimeno, Juan F. - 2011
This paper presents a case study on reforming a very dysfunctional labor market with a deep insider-outsider divide, namely the Spanish case. We show how a dual market, with permanent and temporary employees makes real reform much harder, and leads to purely marginal changes that do not alter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522980
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Market power, dismissal threat and rent sharing : the role of insider and outsider forces in wage bargaining
Carneiro, Anabela (contributor); Portugal, Pedro (contributor) - 2006
One of the predictions of the insider-outsider theory is that wages will be higher in sectors (firms) with high labor adjustment costs/high turnover costs. This prediction is tested empirically in this study, using an insider-outsider model and a longitudinal panel of large firms in Portugal....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003314671
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Wage cyclicality and labour market institutions
Pereira, João Manuel; Ramos, Raúl; Martins, Pedro S. - 2024
Do labour institutions influence how wages respond to the business cycle? Such responsiveness can then shape several economic outcomes, including unemployment. In this paper, we examine the role of two key labour market institutions - collective bargaining and temporary contracts - upon wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014486321
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The employment of temporary agency workers in the UK : with or against the trade unions?
Böheim, René; Zweimüller, Martina - 2009
A firm's decision to employ agency workers may be perceived as a replacement of directly employed workers or as way to curb union power, which trade unions would oppose. Alternatively, trade unions may encourage the (temporary) employment of agency workers in a firm, if they manage to bargain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904636
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Wage persistence and labour market institutions : an analysis of young European workers
Menezes, Antonio (contributor); Sciulli, Dario (contributor) - 2007
"This paper investigates the effects of labour market institutions on wage persistence among young European workers at the beginning of their careers. We use ECHP data from 1995 to 2001 for 13 EU countries and estimate a three-level random intercept probit model that allows for unobserved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003451830