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Employment and welfare effects of centralisation in wage setting

Ludsteck, Johannes - 2004

The dissertation provides a critical survey of the existingtheoretical and empirical literature on centralisation in wagesetting and analyses employment and welfare effects ofcentralisation in theoretical models with heterogenous firms.Furthermore we estimate the impact of centralisation on...

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Union strategies in representing ‘new’ workers : the comparative case of UK and Australian retail unions

Lynch, Samantha; Pyman, Amanda; Bailey, Janis; Price, … - 2009

of the few private sector service industries with significant union membership (Griffin et al 2003). The relevant unions … largest and largest unions in the UK and Australia respectively. However, despite this seeming numerical strength in … of the study is that any extension of representation and organisation by unions in the retail sector is valuable socially …

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Essays on the financial governance of firms

Wilson, Linus; Roberts, Kevin W. S. - 2007

Four essays, or chapters, model the capital structure, governance, and investment decisions as part of a sequential game. Each chapter is separate in its context, assumptions, and conclusions. The titles of the chapters are below.Abstracts of each essay or chapter can be found at the beginning...

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Labor turnover in the child-care industry: voice and exit

Hatch, Lynn A. - 2009

What relationship exists between working conditions and teacher turnover in child-care (early care and education) programs? Research has shown high staff turnover is a major factor affecting the quality of care. Using a new survey and data set I designed of union and randomly selected non-union...

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ESOP Fables: The Impact of Employee Stock Ownership Plans on Labor Disputes

Cramton, Peter; Mehran, Hamid; Tracy, Joseph - 2005

by the union. We demonstrate that ESOPs create incentives for unions to become weaker bargainers. As a result, the model …

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Trade Union bargaining horizons in comparative perspective: the effects of encompassing organization, unemployment and the monetary regime on wage-pushfulness

Kittel, B.E.A. - 2000

Before wage-pushfulness can be empirically related to the organizational structure of trade unions, the framework …

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Labor market imperfections: effects on occupational injuries and earnings

Germiniasi, Andrea - 2010

Trade unions and gender discrimination are generally considered as sources of labor market imperfections. My … relationship between union coverage and work-related injuries. Trade unions play a central role in establishing a safe work place …. Unions provide protection against dismissal without just cause and may favor the assignment of an injured worker to a …

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14.662 Labor Economics II, Spring 2005

Autor, David H.; Piore, Michael J. - 2005

The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and organizational structures. Special attention to theories of worker motivation and...

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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006

Pischke, Jorn-Steffen; Angrist, Joshua - 2006

Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics discussed also include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and...

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Asynchrone Anwenderbeteiligung in Software-Projekten

Rashid, Asarnusch - 2011

In dieser Arbeit wurde die neue Methode OpenProposal zur asynchronen Anwenderbeteiligung in Software-Projekten entwickelt und im Rahmen von vergleichenden Fallstudien evaluiert. Kern der Methode stellt ein Annotationssystem zur asynchronen Erstellung und Bearbeitung von Anwenderbeiträgen dar....

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