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Teamwork and intra-firm wage dispersion among blue-collar workers
Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2008
Using data on a sample of manufacturing establishments in Germany, we find that the use of self-managed teams is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652704
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Do spillovers stimulate incremental or drastic product innovations? : Hypotheses and evidence from German establishment data
Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2006
We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive impact on incremental innovations. This impact is largely independent of the participation in R&D cooperations. Spillovers exert no such independent influence on drastic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003319674
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Mikroökonomische Beschäftigungseffekte des Hamburger Modells zur Beschäftigungsförderung
Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Pfeifer, Christian (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003423220
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Works councils and learning : on the dynamic dimension of codetermination
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003911982
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Single motherhood in East and West Germany : what can explain the differences?
Jirjahn, Uwe; Struewing, Cornelia - 2015
The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel … of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a … East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by cultural and economic factors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305369
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Ökonomische Wirkungen der Mitbestimmung in Deutschland : ein Update
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2010
Der Beitrag gibt einen aktuellen Überblick über die ökonomischen Wirkungen der Mitbestimmung auf Betriebs- und Unternehmensebene. Seit dem Überblick von Jirjahn (2006) sind innerhalb weniger Jahre insbesondere zu Betriebsräten zahlreiche neue Studien publiziert worden. Während die Effekte...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011341545
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Research on trade unions and collective bargaining in Germany : the contribution of labor economics
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2015
This chapter provides a survey of econometric studies on trade unions and collective bargaining in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347297
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Do foreign owners favor short-term profit? : evidence from Germany
Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe; Smith, Stephen C. - 2014
Comparing domestic- and foreign-owned firms in Germany, this paper finds that foreign-owned firms are more likely to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010354622
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Ethnic residential segregation and immigrants' perceptions of discrimination in West Germany
Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2011
Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study shows that immigrants living in segregated residential areas are more likely to report discrimination because of their ethnic background. This applies to both segregated areas where most neighbors are immigrants from the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010356070
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Residential segregation and immigrants' satisfaction with the neighborhood in Germany
Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe; Tsertsvadze, Georgi - 2011
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study examines the relationship between immigrant residential segregation and immigrants' satisfaction with the neighborhood. The estimates show that immigrants living in segregated areas are less satisfied with the neighborhood. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010356072