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A Cartel Analysis of the German Labor Institutions and Its Implications for Labor Market Reforms

Haucap, Justus; Pauly, Uwe; Wey, Christian - 2007

This paper offers a cartel explanation for the stability of German collective bargaining institutions.We show that a dense net of legal safeguards has been yarned around the wage setting cartel. These measures make deviation by cartel insiders less attractive and simultaneously erect entry...

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Der Flächentarifvertrag: Eine kritische Würdigung aus ökonomischer Sicht

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Franz, Wolfgang - 1999

auf. Denn Lohnverhandlungen ausschließlich auf der betrieblichen Ebene führen dort zu teilweise beachtlichen …

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The Rationale for Wage Rigidity: Survey Evidence from German and US Firms

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Franz, Wolfgang - 2002

methods, for example, and find strong support for explanations based on labor union contracts and implicit wages for Germany …. Furthermore, survey respondents indicated that labor union contracts and implicit contracts are important reasons for wage … skilled. In contrast to the US experience for German firms insider-outsider behavior, labor union contracts and specific human …

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Towards computer-aided collective bargaining: Enhancing the trade unions position under flexicurity

Tangian, Andranik - 2009

The paper develops a negotiation model for flexicurity-relevant collective bargaining. Flexicurity is a European labour market policy which should compensate the ongoing flexibilization of employment relations by advances in employment security and social security. Flexibility is promoted by...

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Does institutional diversity account for pay rules in Germany and Belgium?

Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - 2011

This paper examines the relationship between institutions and the remuneration of different jobs by comparing the German and Belgian labour markets with respect to a typology of institutions (social representations, norms, conventions, legislation, and organisations). The observed institutional...

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Lockerung des Kündigungsschutzes : Ein Weg zu mehr Beschäftigung?

Bonin, Holger - 2004

Die Lockerung des Kündigungsschutzes ist ein wesentliches Element der im Januar 2004 in Deutschland in Kraft gesetzten …

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Relaxed dismissal protection: effects on the hiring and firing behaviour of small firms

Bauernschuster, Stefan - 2009

Small firms are seen as important drivers of dynamics and innovation. They need to be particularly flexible and be able to react quickly to new challenges. This paper uses the latest change in dismissal protection legislation in Germany as a natural experiment and tries to find causal effects on...

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Have labour market reforms at the turn of the millennium changed job durations of the new entrants? A comparative study for Germany and Italy

Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Jaenichen, Ursula; Villosio, … - 2009

According to the aims of the labour market reforms of the 90s implemented in many European countries, workers may stay at their first job for a shorter time, but should be able to switch jobs easily. This would generate a trade-off between job opportunities and job stability. This paper...

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Labour Market Flexibility and Employment Protection Regulation in the Baltic States

Masso, Jaan; Eamets, Raul - 2004

There is increasing pressure for the flexibility of labour markets both in current EU member states and candidate countries. The paper aims to estimate the strictness of employment protection regulation, one of the most relevant aspects of labour market flexibility, and the degree of its actual...

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Some Thoughts on Macroeconomic Fluctuations and the Timing of Labor Market Reform

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2002

of the European Monetary Union. …

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