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The rise and fall of the "Normalarbeitsverhältnis" in Germany
Pierenkemper, Toni - 2009
anachronistic and obsolete. -- Economic history ; standard employment ; Germany …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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003825120
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Der vormoderne Allokationsprozess von Arbeit in Deutschland
Pierenkemper, Toni; Kendzia, Michael J. - 2010
The paper provides a historical overview of the pre-modern allocation of work within the territory of the later Germany … historical roots of the so-called 'standard employment contract' in Germany are investigated. We find that during the pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003968435
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Employer preferences and social policy : business and the development of job security regulations in Germany since World War I
Emmenegger, Patrick; Marx, Paul - 2010
This article examines the role of business in the historical development of job security regulations in Germany from … business weakness in the aftermath of both World Wars. -- Job security regulations ; Germany ; institutional change ; varieties …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003986342
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The evils of forced migration : do integration policies alleviate migrants' economic situations?
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Link, Susanne - 2011
forced to leave their homelands and settle within the new borders of West Germany. Subsequently, a law was introduced to …-in-differences ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310062
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Economic integration and state capacity : evidence from the Eastern enlargement of the European Union
Bruszt, László; Campos, Nauro - 2018
We investigate whether and how economic integration increases state capacity. This important relationship has not been studied in detail so far. We put together a conceptual framework to guide our analysis that highlights what we call the Montesquieu, Weber and Smith channels. Each of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011905008
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Labor market concentration
Azar, José; Marinescu, Ioana; Steinbaum, Marshall - 2017
A product market is concentrated when a few firms dominate the market. Similarly, a labor market is concentrated when a few firms dominate hiring in the market. Using data from the leading employment website CareerBuilder.com, we calculate labor market concentration for over 8,000...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785696
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National champion versus foreign takeover
Südekum, Jens (contributor) - 2007
We analyze an oligopolistic market where a domestic and a foreign firm are engaged in a takeover battle for a domestic competitor. Any merger or acquisition (M&A) must be approved by a welfare maximizing domestic competition agency which may or may not be prone to "economic patriotism". A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003597575
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Common ownership of competing firms: evidence from Australia
Leigh, Andrew; Triggs, Adam - 2021
We provide the first estimates of the extent of common ownership of competing firms in Australia. Combining data on market shares and substantial shareholdings, we calculate the impact of common ownership on effective market concentration. Among firms where we can identify at least one owner, 31...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012513226
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Policies in hard times : assessing the impact of financial crises on structural reforms
Gokmen, Gunes; Nannicini, Tommaso; Onorato, … - 2020
It is commonly argued that crises open up a window of opportunity to implement policies that otherwise would not have the necessary political backing. The argument goes that the political cost of deep reforms declines as crises unravel structural problems that need to be urgently rectified and...
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Labor market concentration and competition policy across the Atlantic
Araki, Satoshi; Bassanini, Andrea; Green, Andrew S.; … - 2022
Drawing upon data from the largest cross-country study of labor market concentration to date, this paper analyzes the level of concentration of labor input markets in Europe and North America and provides a comparative perspective on employers' monopsony power. It explores the characteristics of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013415712