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Employment and Innovations in the Environmental Sector: Determinants and Econometrical Results for Germany
Horbach, Jens - 2003
Besides other determinants environmental regulation, institutions like environmental agencies and social customs lead to a demand for environmental goods and services. On the basis of the public choice theory it can be shown that environmental regulation is endogenous and can be influenced by...
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Workplace heterogeneity and the rise of West Germany wage inequality
Card, David; Heining, Jörg; Kline, Patrick - 2012
Wir untersuchen den Beitrag von betriebsspezifischen Lohnaufschlägen, die in jüngerer Zeit zur Erhöhung der Lohnungleichheit in Westdeutschland beigetragen haben. Es werden Modelle mit additiv fixen Effekten für Arbeitnehmer und Betriebe für vier verschiedene Zeitintervalle über den...
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Sector Surcharges for Temporary Agency Workers in Germany: A Way Out of the Low-Wage Sector?
Spermann, Alexander - 2013
Sector-specific surcharge collective labor agreements between the bargaining partners in the staffing industry allow for a reduction of wage gaps between agency workers and permanent staff in case of long-term job assignments to user companies. Surcharges up to 50% after a surcharge-free period...
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How Could Germany Escape the Demographic Trap?
Kahlenberg, Christoph; Spermann, Alexander - 2012
Demographic change is perceived as a threat for wealth rather than a challenge in Germany. The debate on skilled labor shortage is a proof for this view. The paper surveys the most important German studies on skilled labor shortage. Meanwhile, a consensus on solutions has emerged in academia....
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Zu wenige Frauen in Spitzenpositionen der großen Banken und Versicherungen
Holst, Elke; Stahn, Anne-Katrin - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 26, pp. 405-407
Der Frauenanteil an Aufsichtsratsposten ist bei den großen Banken und Sparkassen sowie bei Versicherungsgesellschaften in Deutschland gering. Im Bankgewerbe beträgt er 15 % und bei Versicherungen 11 %. Dass dennoch in den meisten Aufsichts- oder Verwaltungsräten Frauen vertreten sind, geht...
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Nach wie vor kaum Frauen in den Top-Gremien großer Unternehmen
Holst, Elke; Schimeta, Julia - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 18, pp. 302-309
Frauen sind in den Spitzengremien der großen Unternehmen nach wie vor massiv unterrepräsentiert. Immer noch sind die Vorstände nahezu eine reine Männerdomäne: Im Untersuchungszeitraum 2008/2009 waren in den 200 größten Unternehmen außerhalb des Finanzsektors (Top 200) nur 2,5 Prozent...
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Downward wage rigidity and optimal steady-state inflation
Fagan, Gabriel; Messina, Julián - 2009
-sectional distribution of individual wage changes observed in the data. We look at five countries (the US, Germany, Portugal, Belgium and …
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IAB Employment Subsample 1975-1995 Opportunities for Analysis Provided by the Anonymised Subsample
Klose, Christoph; Haas, Anette; Bender, Stefan - 2000
the period 1992 to 1995. Therefore, the IAB employment subsample is equipped with data of one percent of all employees … registered by the social insurance system within the given period of 21 years. This data has been stored into a file by the …, memory gaps). Nevertheless there are specific problems that appear as a result of the data generation process. In general …
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Labor Market Segmentation and the Earnings of German Guestworkers
Constant, Amelie F.; Massey, Douglas S. - 2003
achievement after the accumulation of experience, and contingent on the former, final earnings attainment. Using data from the …
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What does it take to be a star? The role of performance and the media for German soccer players
Lehmann, Erik E.; Schulze, Günther G. - 2007
We test existing superstar theories for the German soccer league. We use various measures for individual players' performance and media presence to analyze whether performance and popularity can explain salaries and superstars in soccer. Moreover, we argue that quantile regression technique...
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