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Most existing analyses on the gender wage gap (GWG) have neglected the establishment as a place where inequality between male and female employees arises and is maintained. The use of linked employee-employer data permits us to move beyond the individual and consider the importance of the...
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Das Drittelbeteiligungsgesetz (DritttelbG) verpflichtet GmbHs mit mehr als 500 und weniger als Beschäftigten einen Aufsichtsrat einzurichten und ein Drittel der Aufsichtsratssitze mit Vertretern der Belegschaft zu besetzen. Diese Untersuchung belegt erstmals, dass im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe rund...
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of trade unions’ bargaining power on the outcome of bargaining negotiations. It is expected that higher bargaining power leads to better bargaining outcomes such as higher wages and fewer working hours. As bargaining power is a construct...
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As they are employee associations, it is typically presumed that works councils redistribute economic rents from firm owners to workers. And indeed, empirical literature suggests that works councils reduce profits although, at the same time, they increase productivity. Studies on the...
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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...
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In angelsächsischen Ländern stellen Gewerkschaften einen bedeutsamen Indikator für verschiedene Kennzahlen der betrieblichen Leistungserstellung dar. Das gleiche gilt für die deutsche Form der betrieblichen Interessenvertretung - den Betriebsrat. Unter Verwendung des IAB-Betriebspanels...
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