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The Persistent Decline in Unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004: What Can We Learn from a Decomposition Analysis?
Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
western Germany from 1980 to 2004 and in eastern Germany from 1992 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and … worker (significant in western Germany only). A decomposition analysis shows that differences in union density over time and … between eastern and western Germany to a large degree cannot be explained by differences in the characteristics of employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822128
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Do Works Councils Inhibit Investment?
Addison, John T.; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
context of Germany where the works council is the analogue of workplace unionism. Using parametric and nonparametric methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822189
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Worker Directors: A German Product that Didn't Export?
Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasi-parity codetermination at company level has held up remarkably well. We recount the theoretical arguments for and against codetermination and survey the empirical evidence on the effects of the institution, tracing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822465
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Union Membership and Age: The Inverted U-Shape Hypothesis under Test
Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822662
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Works Councils and Separations: Voice, Monopoly, and Insurance Effects
Hirsch, Boris; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822979
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Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments
Fackler, Daniel; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
Using a large administrative dataset for Germany, this paper compares employment developments in exiting and surviving … establishments. For both West and East Germany we find a clear “shadow of death” effect reflecting lingering illness: establishments … are more clearly visible in West than in East Germany. Our results also hold when applying a matching approach. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010598802
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United, Yet Apart? A Note on Persistent Labour Market Differences between Western and Eastern Germany
Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212568
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United, yet apart? A note on persistent labour market differences between Western and Eastern Germany
Schnabel, Claus - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252697
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United, yet apart? A note on persistent labour market differences between Western and Eastern Germany
Schnabel, Claus - Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252702
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Women Move Differently: Job Separations and Gender
Hirsch, Boris; Schnabel, Claus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Using a large German linked employer-employee data set and methods of competing risks analysis, this paper investigates gender differences in job separation rates to employment and nonemployment. In line with descriptive evidence, we find lower job-to-job and higher job-to-nonemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611318