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The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil

Eichhorst, Werner - 2011

This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil …

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Are Tall People Less Risk Averse than Others?

Hübler, Olaf - 2012

This paper examines the question of whether risk aversion of prime-age workers is negatively correlated with human height to a statistically significant degree. A variety of estimation methods, tests and specifications yield robust results that permit one to answer this question in the...

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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 …

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Non-Standard Employment Across Occupations in Germany : The Role of Replaceability and Labour Market Flexibility

Eichhorst, Werner - 2013

The share of non-standard jobs in total employment has increased in Germany over recent decades. Research tends to … development in Germany is a large occupational heterogeneity, which is true for both current working conditions and trajectories … analyses the role of different types of non-standard employment across occupations in Germany, explaining variation between …

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Has Atypical Work Become Typical in Germany?

Eichhorst, Werner - 2013

on the changing patterns of labor market segmentation or 'dualization' of employment in Germany. While labor market … duality in Germany can partially be attributed to labor market reforms promoting in particular non-standard forms of …

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From the Dual Apprenticeship System to a Dual Labor Market? The German High-Skill Equilibrium and the Service Economy

Eichhorst, Werner - 2009

Different models of protection against labor market risks are associated with diverging models of economic performance. Historically established institutional complementarities between labor market regulation, unemployment protection, and vocational training tend to mirror specific national...

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The Gradual Transformation of Continental European Labor Markets : France and Germany Compared

Eichhorst, Werner - 2007

Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low …

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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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Reforming German Labor Market Institutions : A Dual Path to Flexibility

Eichhorst, Werner - 2009

Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather …

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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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