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Gender earnings gap in German firms : the impact of firm characteristics and institutions
Heinze, Anja (contributor); Wolf, Elke (contributor) - 2006
Germany. The innovation of our research is that we do not just compare average male and female wages (of specific groups of … than the average overall GWG. Furthermore, we can show that firms with formalized co-determination (works council) and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003314702
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Active owners and the failure of newly adopted works councils
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2013
codetermination because it reduces the utility they gain from being the ultimate bosses within the establishment. …
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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 … German data and includes years before and after the extension of German codetermination law in 1976. The estimates determine … the productivity of labor and relative bargaining power of capital and labor. It turns out that codetermination does not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011738981
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Works councils and the productivity impact of direct employee participation
Zwick, Thomas - 2003
This paper measures the productivity impact of management-led participative establishment practices. On the basis of a representative German establishment data set, the IAB establishment panel, the study finds that the presence of team-work, a reduction of hierarchies and autonomous work groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448687
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In search for the not-invented-here syndrome : the role of knowledge sources and firm success
Hussinger, Katrin; Wastyn, Annelies - 2011 - This version: June 2011
The not-invented-here (NIH) syndrome refers to internal resistance in a company against externally developed knowledge. In this paper, we argue that the occurrence of the NIH syndrome depends on the source of external knowledge and the success of the firm that aims at adapting external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232252
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Managerial ownership, entrenchment and innovation
Beyer, Mila; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2011
Principle-agent theory suggests managers might under-invest into R&D for reasons of risk tied to project failure, such as reduced remuneration and job loss. However, managers might over-invest into innovation for reasons of growth implying higher remuneration, power and prestige. Using a sample...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008938024
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Does codetermination affect the composition of variable versus fixed parts of executive compensation?
Dyballa, Katharina; Kraft, Kornelius - 2015
-Taylor approach to estimate the effect of codetermination on the compensation design. Finally, codetermination has a significantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308423
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728393
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728424
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728547