Showing 1 - 10 of 6,603
union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take …-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for membership. The price elasticity of demand for union membership is - 7 … of the hikes in tax subsidies and holding workforce composition constant aggregate private sector union membership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295188
US. A recent study by Hönigsberger (2008) for Germany basically concludes union members to overwhelmingly stick to their … contradicting empirical results, based on a newly constructed dataset for Germany. In a VAR analysis we find that the degree of … in Germany trade unions do not seem to be as weak as they tend to claim. -- trade unions ; unemployment ; growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003873491
-unionized public sector, namely Germany during the period 1970-2007. The union model is an improvement over a model with exogenous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514579
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014486733
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008736668
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001688467
This is a study of the effects of unionism in the public sector occupation of firefighting. A large and detailed set of data permits the examination of submarkets of this occupation. A before/after methodology is introduced to obtain more precise estimates of union wage differentials. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013232764
This is a study of the effects of unionism in the public sector occupation of firefighting. A large and detailed set of data permits the examination of submarkets of this occupation. A before/after methodology is introduced to obtain more precise estimates of union wage differentials. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012478859
Long paternity leaves have the potential for lasting effects on parental unions, potentially reducing specialization and increasing union stability and fertility. We put these hypotheses to a causal test, using an extension of the Norwegian parental leave father's quota from 6 to 10 weeks as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005528
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014251975