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Der Flächentarifvertrag: Eine kritische Würdigung aus ökonomischer Sicht
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Franz, Wolfgang - 1999
This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows … that the importance of industry-level wage bargaining declines in Germany and that one major reason for this development is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297655
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Arbeitsrechtliche Hemmnisse für die Anreizwirkung flexibler Entgeltsysteme
Oechsler, Walter A. - 2001
Entgeltsystemen in Deutschland anhand ausgewählter aktueller Regelungen diskutiert. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, dass in den aktuellen … law existing in Germany, especially in the field of wage determination. In this paper the impact of existing labor … agreements on incentive systems in Germany is analyzed. It shows, that the centralized and dense web of regulations within the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297753
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The Rationale for Wage Rigidity: Survey Evidence from German and US Firms
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Franz, Wolfgang - 2002
The study provides evidence for the rationale of wage rigidity in Germany compared to the United States. Based on a … methods, for example, and find strong support for explanations based on labor union contracts and implicit wages for Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297890
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Der Flächentarifvertrag: Eine kritische Würdigung aus ökonomischer Sicht
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Franz, Wolfgang - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999
This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows … that the importance of industry-level wage bargaining declines in Germany and that one major reason for this development is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097840
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What Determines the ZEW Indicator?
Hüfner, Felix P.; Lahl, David - 2003
This paper analyzes which factors are driving the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment. Using the results of a poll among survey participants as well as Granger causality tests we identify three groups of influence factors: other sentiment indicators, financial variables and real economy data. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297299
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Auswirkungen von Erbschaften und Schenkungen auf die Vermögensbildung privater Personen und Haushalte: Eine ökonometrische Analyse auf der Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels
Westerheide, Peter - 2004
Die Untersuchung analysiert das Sparverhalten der über 30- bis unter 50jährigen Personen bzw. Haushalte mit Haushaltsvorständen in dieser Altersgruppe in Reaktion auf erhaltene Erbschaften bzw. Transfers zu Lebzeiten. Zugrunde liegen aktuelle Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels. Mittels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297351
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Integrated Financial Supervision in Germany
Schüler, Martin - 2004
With the establishment of the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) in May 2002 Germany followed the … authority in Germany. Moreover, BaFin?s tasks and structure are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297360
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Centralizing Tendencies in the Public Sector in Germany
Stegarescu, Dan - 2005
This paper investigates the long-term trend and the underlying determinants of public sector centralization in Germany … of Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297454
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Payout Policy and Owners? Interests: Evidence from German Savings Banks
Kleff, Volker; Weber, Martin - 2005
The savings banks? decision to distribute profits among their public owners is strongly regulated by law in order to guarantee their adequate funding via retained profits. However, the legal scope is reluctantly exhausted. In this study we examine the determinants of the savings banks? payout...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297471
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Capital policy of German savings banks: a survey
Kleff, Volker - 2005
In contrast to earlier field studies, we survey German public savings banks on their management of capital. We find that the most important determinants of the savings banks? target capital ratio are risk aversion, the desired credit growth and profitability. Savings banks prefer to manage the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297475