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Employment protection legislation in Russia: regional enforcement and labour market outcomes
Gimpelson, Vladimir; Kapelyushnikov, Rostislav; … - 2009
Since formal laws can be observed or ignored to varying degrees, the actual enforcement regime shapes incentives and constraints. Most of the studies exploring EPL effects on labour market performance implicitly assume that EPL compliance is near to complete and therefore all firms bear full...
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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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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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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 institutions and their effect on labour market performance in the new EU member countries
Fialová, Kamila; Schneider, Ondřej - 2008
European countries, with a special attention to the new European Union member countries. This may allow us to analyse effects …
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Does price stability exacerbate labour market rigidities in the EMU?
Holden, Steinar - 2001
How will the commitment to price stability affect labour market rigidities in the European Monetary Union? I explore a …
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Der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland: zwischen Strukturreformen und sozialpolitischem Reflex
Eichhorst, Werner - 2007
Die Arbeitsmarktreformen der letzten Jahre haben die strukturellen Anpassungsprobleme des deutschen Beschäftigungsmodells zum Teil gelindert - allerdings sind noch längst nicht alle Schwierigkeiten überwunden. Für die Zukunft besteht die zentrale Herausforderung darin, eine...
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Reforming German labor market institutions: a dual path to flexibility
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2009
Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather passive welfare state, strong employment protection and collective bargaining that stabilize diversified quality production. This institutional arrangement was criticized for...
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Changes in Industrial Action: A Comparison between Germany and Other OECD Countries
Lesch, Hagen - In: CESifo Forum 16 (2015) 4, pp. 68-78
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The use of flexible measures to cope with economic crises in Germany and Brazil
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Pastore, José - 2011
This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil with particular emphasis on industrial relations, wage setting, unemployment benefits, employment protection and vocational training. The paper shows that institutions determine...
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