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Tarifbindung und die ökonomische Rationalität von Lohnrigiditäten
Franz, Wolfgang; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2001
This study provides empirical evidence for the economic rationality of wage rigidities. Theoretically wage rigidities can result from contracts, implicit contracts, from efficiency wages and from insider-outsider behaviour. Based on a survey of 801 firms strong support has been found for...
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Human capital creates insider power
Muysken, Joan; Zwick, Thomas - 1999
This paper demonstrates that insiders can erect barriers to entry and skim rents by sinking costs in human capital when labour markets are otherwise perfectly contestable. The sunk costs nature of human capital investments may result from the need to satisfy ever increasing specialised skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442687
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Job shopping after vocational training? : an empirical analysis of the transition from apprenticeship training to work
Franz, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Volker - 2001
This econometric study deals with the question as to what extent apprentices after successfully completing their training stay with the firm where they have received their training and, if so, how long that job tenure holds. Determinants of both decisions can be seen from both the employer`s and...
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Mobilität nach der beruflichen Ausbildung : eine empirische Studie für Westdeutschland
Franz, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Volker - 1999
Ob und wie lange Jugendliche nach Abschluß ihrer Lehre weiterhin im Ausbildungsbetrieb arbeiten, ist eine Fragestellung, deren Beantwortung für das Verständnis des Arbeitsmarktes in mehrfacher Hinsicht von Nutzen sein kann. Zum einen liefern Abgänge aus dem Ausbildungsbetrieb ohne...
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Do fixed-term contracts increase the long-term employment opportunities of the unemployed?
Hagen, Tobias - 2003
The paper investigates whether (unsubsidised) fixed-term contracts (FTCs) are a means of integration for the unemployed in the West German labour market. This is done by analysing whether entering into an FTC improves the employment opportunities of an unemployed person in terms of the...
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Bargaining in vertical relationships and suppliers’ R&D profitability
Köhler, Christian - 2014
This paper explores the effect of bargaining in vertical relationships on the profitability of suppliers’ R … structure and neglect vertical interac-tions. Building on theoretical and empirical evidence about the effects of bargaining in … vertical relationships, the crucial determinants of a supplier’s bargaining power are identified as the market position and the …
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Employment growth in newly established firms : is there evidence for academic entrepreneur's human capital depreciation?
Müller, Kathrin - 2009
Human capital is known to be one of the most important predictors of a person's earnings. With regard to entrepreneurial success, founders' human capital is an important determinant of firm's employment growth as well. This paper investigates if the depreciation of a founder's academic knowledge...
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Skill composition and regional entrepreneurship : a comparative study between Germany and Portugal
Mendonça, Joana; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
The question whether agglomeration externalities arise either from specialization or diversification of economic activity has since long been a major topic in the analysis of factors determining economic growth. In this paper we analyze whether a more specialized or a more diverse skill...
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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence
Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009
There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903035
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Female labor force participation and the big five
Wichert, Laura; Pohlmeier, Winfried - 2010
This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits and female labor force participation. While research on the role of cognitive skills for individual labor market success has a long tradition in economics, comparatively little is known about the channels through which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919076