Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 1,906
Cover Image
Works Councils - Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?
Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2002
Using a large panel data set we investigate whether works councils act as sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262247
Cover Image
The reform of the German works constitution act: a critical assessment
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2002
Since 1920, the thrust of German law on workplace codetermination has changed on a number of occasions. We describe the … some new results from matched-plant data. If the former evidence points to a codetermination deficit, this shortfall does …Seit 1920 hat sich das Mitbestimmungsrecht in Deutschland mehrfach geändert. Die letzte Änderung brachte eine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299234
Cover Image
Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302617
Cover Image
Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303638
Cover Image
Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272104
Cover Image
Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations
Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010
Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274606
Cover Image
The impact of German job protection, legislation on job, creation in small establishments: An application of the regression discontinuity design
Burgert, Derik - 2005
One proposal frequently raised to increase flexibility of the German labour market is the liberalization of the job protection law. It applies to those establishments with more than a cut-off number of employees. The argument examined in this paper is that this step in legal regulation hinders...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290507
Cover Image
Wettbewerbsstrategie Fusion: eine Antwort auf wirtschaftliche Veränderungen?
Neumann, G.; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2001
Nicht zuletzt durch eine Reihe spektakulärer Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse ist die Frage nach den Ursachen, den Folgen und den Möglichkeiten bzw. Notwendigkeiten staatlicher Eingriffe im Rahmen der Wettbewerbspolitik erneut in das Zentrum der wirtschaftspolitischen Diskussion geraten....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297122
Cover Image
The influence of strategic patenting on companies' patent portfolios
Blind, Knut; Cremers, Katrin; Mueller, Elisabeth - 2008
This paper analyses whether strategic motives for patenting influence the characteristics of companies' patent portfolios. We use the number of citations and oppositions to represent these characteristics. The investigation is based on survey and patent data from German companies. We find clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299473
Cover Image
Authorized Generic Entry prior to Patent Expiry: Reassessing Incentives for Independent Generic Entry
Appelt, Silvia - 2010
Patent holders attempt to mitigate the loss of monopoly power by authorizing generic entry prior to patent expiry (early entry). Off-patent competition may be adversely affected if early entry substantially lowers the attractiveness of subsequent generic entry. This study assesses the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333899