Since there is scant evidence on the role of industrial relations in wage cyclicality, this paper analyzes the effect of collective wage contracts and of works councils on real wage growth. Using linked employer-employee data for western Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth...

Im aktuellen Aufschwung hat auch die Arbeitslosigkeit deutlich abgenommen. War die Beschäftigungsintensität des Wachstums im Aufschwung 1998-2000 größer? Welche Bedeutung kommt den Reformen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt für den derzeitigen Aufschwung zu? Wird der Rückgang der Arbeitslosigkeit...

Since there is scant evidence on the role of industrial relations in wage cyclicality, this paper analyzes the effect of collective wage contracts and of works councils on real wage growth. Using linked employer-employee data for western Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth...

We use the German Job Vacancy Survey to investigate whether firms are able to attract more suitable applicants by offering bargain wages rather than posting fixed wages. Contrary to the theoretical predictions provided by the literature, we find that the offer to bargain over pay decreases the...

Using a representative establishment dataset, this paper is the first to analyze the incidence of wage posting and wage bargaining in the matching pro-cess from the employer's side. We show that both modes of wage determination coexist in the German labor market, with about two-thirds of hirings...

Using a representative establishment dataset, this paper is the first to analyze the incidence of wage posting and wage bargaining in the matching process from the employer's side. We show that both modes of wage determination coexist in the German labor market, with about two-thirds of hirings...

Using a representative establishment dataset, this paper is the first to analyze the incidence of wage posting and wage bargaining in the matching process from the employer's side. We show that both modes of wage determination coexist in the German labor market, with about two-thirds of hirings...

Using a representative establishment dataset, this paper analyzes the incidence of wage posting and wage bargaining in the matching process. We show that both modes of wage determination coexist in the German labor market, with about two-thirds of hirings being characterized by wage posting....

Mehr als ein Sechstel aller Vollzeit-Beschäftigten in Deutschland gehörte im Jahr 2001 zu den Geringverdienern. Diese Quote ist seit Ende der 90er Jahre gestiegen, liegt aber immer noch nahe beim Durchschnitt aller EU-Länder. Ein überdurchschnittliches Niedriglohnrisiko tragen Frauen,...

Ältere Arbeitnehmer haben ein hohes Risiko, arbeitslos zu werden und es lange zu bleiben. Ein gravierendes Einstellungshindernis ist dabei ihr relativ hoher Lohnanspruch in Verbindung mit einer (vermuteten) niedrigen Produktivität. Bis ältere Arbeitslose ihre (erworbenen) Lohnansprüche...