in male wage inequality in Germany over the period 1995 2010. In contrast to most previous contributions, we rely on the … results suggest that recent changes in the distribution of hourly wages in Germany look different from the polarizing patterns …

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …

Gewerkschaftsmacht und der Lohnstruktur in und zwischen Segmenten des deutschen Arbeitsmarktes in den Jahren 1985 bis 1997 auf Basis der … einer Gewerkschaft aus Schätzungen von Beck und Fitzenberger (2004) hinzugespielt. Einem Versicherungsmotiv für die … Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft entsprechend geht ein höherer Organisationsgrad c. p. mit einem geringeren Lohnniveau und einer Reduktion residualer …

-employee data for Germany. We find that low skilled workers experience a decline in the union wage premium when working in …

the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked employer-employee data, we show that …

the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked employer-employee data, we show that …

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining …Tarifverhandlungen in Deutschland finden entweder auf Branchenebene oder auf Firmenebene statt; die Tarifbindung ist … höhere Löhne zahlen, um die Organisation einer Gewerkschaft zu verhindern (?union threat effect?). Andererseits mag die …

During the last two decades, the labour demand structure in Germany has experienced a decrease in the demand for the … low skilled. Possible explanations for this trend are investigated in this study for West Germany (1994- 1997) using a … unique linked employer-employee panel data set for Germany. Estimation results of the conditional labour demand for three …