"In this paper the question as to the determinants of the search for self-employment instead of a job in dependent employment is analysed. Among other things it is tested whether in the group of jobseekers, the unemployed are more likely than the economically active or other non-active people to...

"In this paper, the extent and consequences of nominal and negotiated wage rigidities are examined micro-economically and micro-econometrically. The analysis shows that wage rigidities are by no means rare in Germany. They lead to bloated wages and considerable wage increases and, at the limit,...

"Gregariousness and social interaction are important aspect of human life with implications also for labour markets. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first to examine gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and associated wages for Germany. Our empirical findings...

"Gregariousness and social interaction are important aspect of human life with implications also for labour markets. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first to examine gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and associated wages for Germany. Our empirical findings...

Die Studie analysiert die Ursachen von Lohnrigiditäten, darunter Tarifverträge, Effizienzlöhne, implizite Kontrakte und Insider-Outsider-Verhalten, auf der Basis einer schriftlichen Befragung von 801 Unternehmen und stellt einen Vergleich mit US-amerikanischen Ergebnissen an. Unternehmen...

"In this paper the question as to the determinants of the search for self-employment instead of a job in dependent employment is analysed. Among other things it is tested whether in the group of jobseekers, the unemployed are more likely than the economically active or other non-active people to...

"Zur Bewertung des Ressourceneinsatzes der Bundesagentur für Arbeit wird eine fiskalische Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse (KNA) auf Basis der Mikro- und Makroanalyse durchgeführt. Bei der Berechnung der Ertragseffekte werden direkte und indirekte Maßnahmeneffekte einbezogen. Wirkungen auf das...

This study provides empirical evidence for the economic rationality of wage rigidities. Theoretically wage rigidities can result from contracts, implicit contracts, from efficiency wages and from insider-outsider behaviour. Based on a survey of 801 firms strong support has been found for...

In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die Bestimmungsgründe von Einstiegslöhnen, sowie das Ausmaß von Lohnrigiditäten und der daraus abgeleiteten Höhe der Lohnaufschwemmung in der Gruppe der Einsteiger empirisch untersucht. Einsteiger sind Arbeitnehmer, die erstmals bzw. nach einer...

"In this paper, the extent and consequences of nominal and negotiated wage rigidities are examined micro-economically and micro-econometrically. The analysis shows that wage rigidities are by no means rare in Germany. They lead to bloated wages and considerable wage increases and, at the limit,...