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Unions, Collective Bargaining and Firm Performance

Laroche, Patrice - 2020

The impact of unions on firm performance has been the subject of debate and controversy in most industrialized … scope and limitations of the economic analysis of unions as well as the controversies surrounding the conclusions of … existing empirical research. Although it is difficult to draw firm and general conclusions on the effects of unions on firm …

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Are there gains to joining a union? Evidence from Mexico

Gutiérrez Rufrancos, Héctor Elías - 2019

sug- gests that although union density may be in decline, unions still have an important role to play in voicing worker …

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Performance Pay and Applicant Screening

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2017

Using German establishment data, we show that the relationship between intensity of performance pay and intensity of applicant screening depends on the nature of production. In establishments with increased multitasking, performance pay is positively associated with applicant screening. By...

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Overeducation, Performance Pay and Wages: Evidence from Germany

Baktash, Mehrzad B. - 2023

Overeducated workers are more productive and have higher wages in comparison to their adequately educated coworkers in the same jobs. However, they face a series of challenges in the labor market, including lower wages in comparison to their similarly educated peers who are in correctly matched...

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Variable Pay and Work Hours: Does Performance Pay Reduce the Gender Time Gap?

Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2024

Using German survey data, we show that performance pay is associated with a substantially lower gender hours gap. While performance pay increases the work hours of both men and women, the increase is much larger for women than for men. This finding persists in worker fixed effects estimates. We...

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On the Emergence of Cooperative Industrial and Labor Relations

Cardullo, Gabriele; Conti, Maurizio; Ricci, Andrea; … - 2023

We explore the long run determinants of current differences in the degree of cooperative labor relations at local level. We do this by estimating the causal effect of the medieval communes -that were established in certain cities in Centre-Northern Italy towards the end of the 11th century- and...

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Unions, Worker Participation and Worker Well-Being

Artz, Benjamin; Heywood, John S. - 2020

This chapter focuses on the lessons learned from four decades of studying the relationship between unions and job …

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Labour market institutions in small Pacific island countries: Main guidelines for labour market reforms

Malo, Miguel Á. - 2017

This report consists of a comprehensive overview of labour market institutions in the small Pacific island countries in order to propose recommendations to improve the performance of their labour markets. We pay particular attention to three countries: Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea. We focus...

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Worker Stress and Performance Pay: German Survey Evidence

Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2021

While performance pay can benefit firms and workers by increasing productivity and wages, it has also been associated with a deterioration of worker health. The transmission mechanisms for this deterioration remain in doubt. We examine the hypothesis that increased stress is one transmission...

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Does Performance Pay Increase the Risk of Marital Instability?

Baktash, Mehrzad B.; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2023

This paper uses German survey data on married couples to examine the association of performance pay at work and subsequent separation or divorce. Despite extensive controls, performance pay remains associated with an increased probability of separation or divorce. Yet, the results are entirely...

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