There is a growing concern about collective wage agreement and employment dynamics in Germany. In this paper, evidence … is provided on the way collective wage agreements affect the adjustment of working hours, employment and other production … agreements significantly influence firms' employment policies. Enrolments and the employment of free-lance collaborators are …

There is a growing concern about collective wage agreement and employment dynamics in Germany. In this paper, evidence … is provided on the way collective wage agreements affect the adjustment of working hours, employment and other production … agreements significantly influence firms' employment policies. Enrolments and the employment of free-lance collaborators are …

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … considerably, which led to a sharp increase in the number of start-ups by the unemployed. The empirical analysis is based on a … and firm development. While firm survival seems to be negatively affected by foundation from unemployment, especially in …

quits are important reasons for wage rigidities for high skilled labour. Compared to findings from the USA, in Germany …