This paper offers an eclectic survey of the political economy of labor regulation in the United States at federal and state levels along the dimensions of occupational health and safety, unjust dismissal, right-to-work, workplace safety and workers’ compensation, living wages, and prevailing...

This paper offers an eclectic survey of the political economy of labor regulation in the United States at federal and state levels along the dimensions of occupational health and safety, unjust dismissal, right-to-work, workplace safety and workers' compensation, living wages, and prevailing...

German universities are regarded as being under-financed, inefficient, and performing below average if compared to universities in other European countries and the US. Starting in the 1990s, several German federal states implemented reforms to improve this situation. An important part of these...

This study analyses employers' support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...

Immer mehr Berufsgruppen sehen sich durch die großen Gewerkschaften nicht genügend vertreten und gründen eigenständige Vereinigungen. Ist die Zeit der großen Kollektive und des traditionellen Prinzips der »Tarifeinheit im Betrieb« vorbei? Welche Folgen hat eine solche Fragmentierung für...

Immer mehr Berufsgruppen sehen sich durch die großen Gewerkschaften nicht genügend vertreten und gründen eigenständige Vereinigungen. Ist die Zeit der großen Kollektive und des traditionellen Prinzips der »Tarifeinheit im Betrieb« vorbei? Welche Folgen hat eine solche Fragmentierung für...

Pacts for employment and competitiveness are an integral component of the ongoing process of decentralization of collective bargaining in Germany, a phenomenon that has been hailed as key to that nation's economic resurgence. Yet little is known about the effects of pacts on firm performance....