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Wage Distributions by Bargaining Regime : Linked Employer-Employee Data Evidence from Germany

Kohn, Karsten; Lembcke, Alexander - 2021

Using linked employer-employee data from the German Structure of Earnings Survey 2001, this paper provides a comprehensive picture of the wage structure in three wage-setting regimes prevalent in the German system of industrial relations. We analyze wage distributions for various labor market...

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Union density and varieties of coverage : the anatomy of union wage effects in Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); Kohn, Karsten (contributor) - 2008

coverage is much higher than union density; and not all employees in a covered firm are necessarily covered. This institutional … setup suggests to explicitly distinguish union power as measured by net union density (NUD) in a labor market segment … regressions, this is the first empirical paper which simultaneously analyzes these three dimensions of union influence on the …

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Productivity and distribution effects of codetermination in an efficient bargaining

Kraft, Kornelius - 2017

Codetermination can be regarded as an extreme regulatory intervention of the legislator in the labor market which might affect the efficiency of production and the bargaining power of labor. Based on a model that covers both efficient bargaining and employment bargaining a simple equation is...

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An empirical test of the asymmetric models on innovative activity : who invests more into R&D - the incumbent or the challenger?

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2000

The theoretical discussion concerning the question whether the incumbent or the (potential) entrant invests more into R&D has attracted considerable interest. This paper reports the results of an empirical study on this question using data of about 3500 German firms over the years 1992 to 1995....

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Wage Distributions by Bargaining Regime: LinkedEmployer-Employee Data Evidence from Germany

Kohn, Karsten; Lembcke, Alexander C. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Using linked employer-employee data from the German Structure of Earnings Survey 2001,this paper provides a comprehensive picture of the wage structure in three wage-settingregimes prevalent in the German system of industrial relations...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862776

Does codetermination affect the composition of variable versus fixed parts of executive compensation?

Dyballa, Katharina; Kraft, Kornelius - 2015

Contrary to previous literature we hypothesize that interests of labor may well – like that of shareholders – aim at securing the long-run survival of the firm. Consequently, employee representatives on the supervisory board could well have an interest in increasing incentive-based...

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How Do Labor Representatives Affect Incentive Orientation of Executive Compensation?

Dyballa, Katharina - 2016

Contrary to previous literature we hypothesize that labor's interest may well – like that of shareholders – aim at securing the long-run survival of the firm. Consequently, employee representatives on the supervisory board could well have an interest in increasing incentive-based...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984836

Sources of spillovers for imitation and innovation

Cappellin, Riccardo; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2013

We estimate the effect of R&D spillovers on sales realized by products new to the firm (imitation) and new to the market (innovation). It turns out that spillovers from rivals lead to more imitation, while inputs from customers and research institutions enhance original innovation.

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Rising wage dispersion, after all! : The German wage structure at the turn of the century

Kohn, Karsten (contributor) - 2006

Using register data from the IAB employment sample, this paper studies the wage structure in the German labor market throughout the years 1992{2001. Wage dispersion has generally been rising. The increase was more pronounced in East Germany and occurred predominantly in the lower part of the...

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R&D and firm performance in a transition economy

Czarnitzki, Dirk (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2006

We estimate the effects of R&D on firms' credit ratings and on financial distress. The main purpose is the comparison of firms in Western Germany and Eastern Germany as a transitional economy. Innovative activity has a positive impact on firm value proxied by ratings in Western Germany, but a...

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