Using panel data for 20 OECD countries over the period from 1903 to 1999 we examine the extent to which institutional, political, microeconomic and macroeconomic theories can explain strike activity over time and across countries. The empirical evidence shows that inflation, deflation, income...

In diesem Beitrag werden ausgewählte Ansätze der Effizienzlohntheorie dargestellt und im Hinblick auf die entwicklung der Arbeitslosigkeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der letzten 25 Jahre diskutiert.

In this comment, we address the issue raised by Elke Jahn that institutional factors have been important determinants of strike activity. Using various institutional indicators across the OECD countries, our estimates show that cross-country variations in strikes are only marginally affected by...