analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with worker and firm heterogeneity does not restrict the sign of employment … opportunity cost of employment. …

-level contracts, and individual contracts) on the level and the dispersion of wages. The analysis uses the Salary and Wage Structure … Survey for Lower Saxony, Germany. The empirical results show an increasing dispersion of wages over time in all wage … companies in the other two regimes. The observed increase of average wages between 2001 and 2006 in establishments covered by …

exhibits some disadvantages. We compare the employment effects of industry-level and firm-level wage bargaining in a … results with respect to the employment consequences of different wage bargaining regimes. As a consequence, we argue that …This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows …

exhibits some disadvantages. We compare the employment effects of industry-level and firm-level wage bargaining in a … results with respect to the employment consequences of different wage bargaining regimes. As a consequence, we argue that …This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows …

wages, and economic performance. Specific attention is paid to opening clauses and companylevel pacts for employment. …This article provides an overview of econometric studies on trade unions and collective bargaining in Germany. These … studies have examined the determinants of trade union membership and collective bargaining coverage. Recent research has …