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Unionization, stochastic dominance, and compression of the wage distribution : evidence from Germany
Burda, Michael C.; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Lembcke, Alexander - 2008
This paper establishes theoretical and empirical linkages between union wage setting and the structure of the wage distribution. Theoretically, we identify conditions under which a right-to-manage model implies compression of the wage distribution in the union sector relative to the nonunion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770646
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Get training or wait? : Long-run employment effects of training programs for the unemployed in West Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2006
Long-term public sector sponsored training programs often show little or negative short-run employment effects and often it is not possible to assess whether positive long-run effects exist. Based on unique administrative data, this paper estimates the long-run differential employment effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003323169
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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-Mundlack correlated random effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003344603
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Get training or wait? : Long-run employment effects of training programs for the unemploymed in West Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2006
Long-term public sector sponsored training programs often show little or negative short-run employment effects and often it is not possible to assess whether positive long-run effects exist. Based on unique administrative data, this paper estimates the long-run differential employment effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003338016
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The Phillips curve and NAIRU revisited : new estimates for Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2007
Starting in 2006 the German economy currently experiences a cyclical revival which spreads to the labor market. Unemployment decreases markedly and regular employment rises. At present, virtually all professional forecasts expect this upswing to continue in the foreseeable future. Against this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003485599
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The nonlinear link between height and wages : an empirical investigation
Hübler, Olaf (contributor) - 2006
This article investigates the relationship between individual wages and height using the German Socio-Economic Panel where five hypotheses are tested. Some explanations of a positive link exist and empirical studies confirm this hypothesis. In contrast to previous investigations which are only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003488963
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New insights on unemployment duration and post unemployment earnings in Germany : censored box-cox quantile regression at work
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2007
In light of nonstationary search theory (van den Berg, 1990), this paper estimates the effects of benefit entitlement periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment durations and post{unemployment earnings in West Germany. For the unemployment duration, we estimate censored...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003435417
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Employment effects of the provision of specific professional skills and techniques in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Speckesser, Stefan - In: Empirical economics : a journal of the Institute for … 32 (2007) 2/3, pp. 529-573
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003470241
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Get training or wait? : long-run employment effects of training programs for the unemployed in West Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003376622
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The heterogeneous effects of training incidence and duration on labor market transitions
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie - 2010
Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland und in vielen … Beschäftigungssuche ab, denn in Deutschland können dem Arbeitslosen zu jedem Zeitpunkt Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen zugewiesen werden …. Wir evaluieren ein wichtiges Programm der beruflichen Weiterbildung in Deutschland (Förderung der beruflichen …
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