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German Works Councils Old and New: Incidence, Coverage and Determinants
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2002
Germany, while at the same time charting the determinants of their presence. Furthermore, we identify newly established works …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262744
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Do Works Councils Inhibit Investment?
Addison, John T.; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2005
context of Germany where the works council is the analogue of workplace unionism. Using parametric and nonparametric methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262197
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Worker directors: a German product that didn't export?
Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus - 2009
Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasi-parity codetermination at company level has held up remarkably well. We recount the theoretical arguments for and against codetermination and survey the empirical evidence on the effects of the institution, tracing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269284
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German Works Councils in the Production Process
Addison, John T.; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2003
In a sharp break with past German research, some recent estimates have suggested that plants with work councils have 25 to 30 per cent higher productivity than their works-councilfree counterparts. Such findings can only serve to buttress the strong theoretical and policy interest in the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261548
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The Structure of Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation : Change and Persistence in the German Model
Addison, John T. - 2011
This paper depicts and examines the decline in collective bargaining coverage in Germany. Using repeat cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120138
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155159
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Self-Employment : Way to End Unemployment? Empirical Evidence from German Pseudo-Panel Data
Glocker, Daniela - 2007
basis of pseudo-panel data for Germany in the period 1996-2002. The estimation method accounts for cohort fixed effects and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777826
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Income Taxes and Entrepreneurial Choice : Empirical Evidence from Germany
Fossen, Frank M. - 2007
Germany, the top marginal income tax rates were reduced exclusively for entrepreneurs in 1994 and 1999-2000. These tax reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778434
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Does More Generous Student Aid Increase Enrolment Rates into Higher Education? Evaluating the German Student Aid Reform of 2001
Baumgartner, Hans J. - 2007
(BAfoeG) in Germany. We evaluate the effectiveness of a recent reform of student aid that substantially increased the amount …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778539
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Making Work Pay for the Elderly Unemployed : Evaluating Alternative Policy Reforms for Germany
Steiner, Viktor - 2006
effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the basis a detailed micro-simulation model for Germany which includes a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779051