"This paper examines the effects of industrial action and the impact of strike costs on the industrial action activity. Germany is characterised by having little industrial action. Within the framework of a wage bargaining model, it is argued that higher industrial action costs for the union...

"We test the theoretical claim that coordination and centralisation in wage setting reduce strike activity by estimating nonlinear regression models using a dataset of 17 OECD countries for the period 1972-2000. We find moderating effects of coordination on strike activity but the effects are...

Der Geschäftsklima-Indikator der sächsischen Industrie hat sich im Mai noch weiter verschlechtert. Ausschlaggebend für den Rückgang waren ausschließlich die wesentlich skeptischeren Erwartungen hinsichtlich der Entwicklung in den nächsten Monaten. Hingegen hat sich die Geschäftslage...

"We test the theoretical claim that coordination and centralisation in wage setting reduce strike activity by estimating nonlinear regression models using a dataset of 17 OECD countries for the period 1972-2000. We find moderating effects of coordination on strike activity but the effects are...

Die Forderung der CDU/CSU-Mittelstandsvereinigung nach der Einführung einer obligatorischen Urabstimmung vor dem Beginn eines Streiks wird von Dr. Dieter Hundt, Präsident der Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeber abgelehnt: "Der Beschluss der CDU/CSU-Mittelstandsvereinigung zur...

"We study the returns on education in Europe in a comparative perspective. We extend the model of de la Fuente [(2003). Human Capital in a Global and Knowledgebased Economy. part II: Assessment at the EU Country Level. Report for the European Commission], by estimating the values of the relevant...

"Disability insurance - the insurance against the loss of the ability to work - is a substantial part of social security expenditures in many countries. The benefit recipiency rates in disability insurance vary strikingly across European countries and the US. This paper investigates the extent...