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Digitalization and the future of work : macroeconomic consequences
Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry; Zierahn, Ulrich - 2019
to shape the future of work. Germany is an interesting case to study, as it is a developed country at the technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022792
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The third worker : assessing the trade-off between employees and contractors
Martins, Pedro S. - 2016
Firms make labour demand decisions not only between permanent and non-permanent employees but also increasingly more between employees and contractors. Indeed, this third work format can be attractive, also when employment protection law is restrictive. This paper examines empirically this...
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Minimum wage non-compliance : the role of co-determination
Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2023
We analyse in what way co-determination affects non-compliance with the German minimum wage, which was introduced in 2015. The Works Constitution Act (WCA), the law regulating co-determination at the plant level, provides works councils with indirect means to ensure compliance with the statutory...
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The rise and fall of the "Normalarbeitsverhältnis" in Germany
Pierenkemper, Toni - 2009
The following paper attempts to trace the construction of the standard employment contract in Germany from the … consolidation of the welfare state, this type of employment was reinforced in Germany in the 20th century and finally developed into … anachronistic and obsolete. -- Economic history ; standard employment ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003825120
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Explaining women's success : technological change and the skill content of women's work
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2007
. Using data from West Germany, we find that women have witnessed relative increases in non-routine analytic tasks and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003595903
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Understanding the technology of computer technology diffusion : explaining computer adoption patterns and implications for the wage structure
Borghans, Lex (contributor); Weel, Bas ter (contributor) - 2008
We review the empirical literature about the implications of the computerization of the labor market to see whether it can explain observed computer adoption patterns and (long-term) changes in the wage structure. Evidence from empirical micro studies turns out to be inconsistent with macro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771543
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The diffusion of computers and the distribution of wages
Borghans, Lex (contributor); Weel, Bas ter (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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The impact of office machinery and computer capital on the demand for heterogeneous labour
Falk, Martin (contributor); Koebel, Bertrand M. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001818523
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Do changes in regulation affect employment duration in temporary work agencies?
Antoni, Manfred (contributor); Jahn, Elke J. (contributor) - 2006
Over the past three decades Germany has repeatedly deregulated the law on temporary agency work by stepwise increasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003474131
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Explaining cross-national variation in workplace employee representation
Forth, John; Bryson, Alex; George, Anitha - 2016
Across Europe, there are many differing opinions on whether workplace employee representation should be encouraged or discouraged. Yet there is very little evidence on the variations in workplace employee representation across Europe or the reasons for this. We use a workplace survey covering 27...
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