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A Sequential Decomposition of the Drop in Collective Bargaining Coverage
Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2015
Union representation has been in strong decline in most OECD countries with potentially important consequences for …
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Union Density and Varieties of Coverage : The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2009
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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Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model
Boeters, Stefan; Feil, Michael; Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2008
We present a model that integrates the discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to German micro and macro data. We then use it to analyse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014071528
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Gender Earnings Gap in German Firms : The Impact of Firm Characteristics and Institutions
Heinze, Anja - 2008
Most existing analyses on the gender wage gap (GWG) have neglected the establishment as a place where inequality between male and female employees arises and is maintained. The use of linked employee-employer data permits us to move beyond the individual and consider the importance of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012727118
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Firm Heterogeneity and Wages under Different Bargaining Regimes : Does a Centralised Union Care for Low-Productivity Firms?
Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2009
This paper studies the relationship between wages and the degree of firm heterogeneity in a given industry under different wage setting structures. To derive testable hypotheses, we set up a theoretical model that analyses the sensitivity of wages to the variability in productivity conditions in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012718004
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Heterogeneous Labour Markets in a Microsimulation-Age Model : Application to Welfare Reform in Germany
Boeters, Stefan - 2009
Labour market reforms that are designed to stimulate labour supply at the lower end of the wage distribution can never be precisely restricted to affect only the target group. Spillovers to and feedback from other segments of the labour market are unavoidable and may counteract the direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012720436
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Optimal Tax Progressivity in Unionised Labour Markets : Simulation Results for Germany
Boeters, Stefan - 2010
Changing the income tax progressivity in labour markets with collective wage bargaining generates a trade-off. On the one hand, higher progressivity distorts individual labour supply decisions at the hours-of-work margin, on the other hand, it reduces unemployment by exerting downward pressure...
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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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Dismissal Protection and Long-term Sickness Absence – First Evidence from Germany
Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2020
This paper analyses the causal effects of weaker dismissal protection on the incidence of long-term sickness ( six weeks). We exploit a German policy change, which shifted the threshold exempting small establishments from dismissal protection from five to ten workers. Using administrative data,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012823062
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Non-Compliance With Temporary Agency Work Regulations : Initial Evidence From Germany
Ganserer, Angelika - 2021
Temporary agency work and outsourcing to a service contractor are two forms of alternative work arrangements with rather complex legal aspects which firms use for external staffing. The regulatory complexity of temporary agency work can lead to intended or unintended non-compliance when firms...
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