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A sequential decomposition of the drop in collective bargaining coverage
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2015
percentage points for females in West, and eight and 14 percentage points, respectively, in East Germany. We find that neither …
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Wer ist noch Mitglied in Gewerkschaften? : eine Panelanalyse für Westdeutschland
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Haggeney, Isabelle; Ernst, Michaela - 1998
War mit der Vereinigung Deutschlands ein starker Anstieg in der Mitgliederzahl der Gewerkschaften in Deutschland …
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Changes in union membership over time : a panel analysis for West Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Beck, Martin - 2003
Despite the apparent stability of the wage bargaining institutions in West Germany, aggregate union membership has been …
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The erosion of Union membership in Germany : determinants, densities, decompositions
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); Kohn, Karsten (contributor) - 2006
Union density in Germany has declined remarkably during the last two decades. We estimate socio-economic and workplace …-related determinants of union membership in East and West Germany using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel by means of Chamberlain … differences between East and West Germany as well as the corresponding changes in NUD over time. Blinder-Oaxaca decompositions …
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Revisiting the impact of union structures on wages : integrating different dimensions of centralisation
Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2003
In a framework of a unionised oligopoly, this paper reconsiders the impact of the bargaining structure on union wages. In particular, two dimensions along which centralisation may occur, namely the professional and firm line, are integrated into one modelling framework. It will be shown that,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448511
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Lohndispersion und Arbeitslosigkeit : neuere Ansätze in der Suchtheorie
Garloff, Alfred - 2003
Aufbauend auf der Hypothese, dass Arbeitsmärkte durch unvollständige Information charakterisiert sind, werden in diesem Arbeitspapier neuere Entwicklungen innerhalb eines Zweiges informationsökonomischer Ansätze vorgestellt: der Suchtheorie. Dabei werden ausführlich insbesondere jene...
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Gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit? : Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft und Lohnstruktur in Westdeutschland 1985 - 1997
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); Kohn, Karsten (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003273124
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Earnings losses after non-employment increase with age
Zwick, Thomas (contributor) - 2008
This paper shows that earnings losses after unemployment increase with age. First, older employees start out with relatively high earnings in comparison to employees without employment interruptions several years before the non-employment spell. This earnings advantage turns into a strong...
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Heterogeneous labour markets in a microsimulation-AGE model : application to welfare reform in Germany
Boeters, Stefan (contributor); Feil, Michael (contributor) - 2008
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...
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Noncognitive skills, Internet use and educational dropout
Coneus, Katja (contributor); Gernandt, Johannes (contributor) - 2008
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 2000 to 2006 we analyze the determinants and labor market effects of educational dropout. In addition to classical variables like family background and occupation, we examine noncognitive skills and Internet use. Noncognitive skills...
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