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Job and Worker Turnover in German Establishments

Bellmann, Lutz - 2011

separation is much lower in Germany than in the US, as expected, we find that the relationship between employment growth and …

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Investment Under Company-Level Pacts

Bellmann, Lutz - 2013

To improve their competitiveness the companies aim to increase the funds available to finance the necessary investments. In order to reduce wage costs company-specific deviations from industry-level wage contracts are concluded. Company-level pacts between the management and the works council...

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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. - 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 …

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Firms and Early Retirement : Offers that One Does Not Refuse

Bellmann, Lutz - 2007

According to the Hutchens (1999) model, early retirement is not explained as a result of maximizing expected individual utility but rather as a demand-side phenomenon arising from a firm's profit-maximizing behaviour. Firms enter into contracts with their employees that include clauses about...

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Works Councils, Training and Employee Satisfaction

Bellmann, Lutz - 2018

This paper investigates the role of works councils in job satisfaction. Using the recently developed Linked Personnel Panel, we consider both the direct and indirect impact via further training. Basic estimates on an individual level do not reveal clearly direct effects, but on an establishment...

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Dissonant Works Councils and Establishment Survivability

Addison, John T. - 2019

plant closings in Germany, 2006-2015. The potential effects of worker representation on plant survivability have been little …

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Are Working Time Accounts Beneficial for German Establishments?

Bellmann, Lutz - 2016

This contribution investigates whether working time accounts are beneficial for the performance of German establishments. Based on the representative German Establishment Panel of the Institute for Employment Research during the period 2008-2013, effects on productivity, wages, sales, firm size,...

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Skill Shortages in German Establishments

Bellmann, Lutz - 2014

This paper investigates the development of skill shortage during the period 2007-2012. Using the IAB establishment panel, we find differences for the years before, during and after the Great Recession. Furthermore, we analyze the importance of firm characteristics and that of some specific...

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Union Decline and the Coverage Wage Gap in Germany

Addison, John T. - 2014

Using linked employer-employee data, this paper estimates the effect of collective bargaining coverage on wages over an interval of continuing decline in unionism. Unobserved firm and worker heterogeneity is dealt with using two establishment sub-samples, comprising collective bargaining joiners...

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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. - 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...

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