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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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Slip Sliding Away : Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain

Addison, John T. - 2010

changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …, the decline in collective bargaining is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, thus continuing a trend apparent since …

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The (Un)Importance of Inheritance

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Landaud, Fanny; … - 2022

inequality. This paper uses administrative data for the population of Norway to examine the share of the Total Inflows (defined …

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Losing Heart? The Effect of Job Displacement on Health

Black, Sandra E. - 2013

significant costs that are borne by displaced workers. We study how job displacement in Norway affects cardiovascular health using …

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Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults

Black, Sandra E. - 2010

separately identifying the role of peers. This paper uses data on the population of Norway and idiosyncratic variation in cohort …

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Does Grief Transfer Across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes

Black, Sandra E. - 2014

While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of...

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Like Father, Like Son? A Note on the Intergenerational Transmission of IQ Scores

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2021

More able parents tend to have more able children. While few would question the validity of this statement, there is little large-scale evidence on the intergenerational transmission of IQ scores. Using a larger and more comprehensive dataset than previous work, we are able to estimate the...

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The Wage Impact of Trade Unions in the UK Public and Private Sectors

Blanchflower, David G. - 2009

This paper draws attention to an increase in the size of the union membership wage premium in the UK public sector relative to the private sector. We find the public sector membership wage premium is approximately double that in the private sector controlling for a full range of individual, job...

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Does Employing Older Workers Affect Workplace Performance?

Bryson, Alex - 2019

Focusing on private sector workplaces in Britain, we investigate whether the employment of older workers has implications for workplace performance. We find no significant association between changes in the proportion of older workers employed and changes in workplace performance. We find some...

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The Persistence of Union Membership within the Coalfields of Britain

Beynon, Huw - 2020

Spatial variance in union membership has been attributed to the favourable attitudes that persist in areas with an historical legacy of trade unionism. Within the UK, villages and towns located in areas once dominated coalmining remain among the strongest and durable bases for the trade union...

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