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Determinants of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries : Evidence from Micro Data, 2002/03

Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2005

Using representative individual-level data from the first round of the European Social Survey fielded in 2002/03, this paper provides an empirical analysis of unionization in 18 countries of the European Union. We show that union density varies considerably in Europe, ranging from 84 per cent in...

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Who are the workers who never joined a union? Empirical evidence from Germany

Wagner, Joachim; Schnabel, Claus - 2005

Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a...

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The persistent decline in unionization in western and eastern Germany, 1980-2004 : What can we learn from a decomposition analysis?

Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2006

An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey shows that union density fell substantially in Germany from 1980 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and women and for different groups of the workforce. Regression estimates indicate that the probability of...

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Revisiting the Impact of Union Structures on Wages: Integrating Different Dimensions of Centralisation

Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2003

. In particular, two dimensions along which centralisation may occur, namely the professional and firm line, are integrated … into one modelling framework. It will be shown that, when taking into account different centralisation dimensions, wage … outcomes of different bargaining regimes cannot simply be ranked according to the degree of bargaining centralisation. The …

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Lohndispersion und Arbeitslosigkeit: Neuere Ansätze in der Suchtheorie

Garloff, Alfred - 2003

Aufbauend auf der Hypothese, dass Arbeitsmärkte durch unvollständige Information charakterisiert sind, werden in diesem Arbeitspapier neuere Entwicklungen innerhalb eines Zweiges informationsökonomischer Ansätze vorgestellt: der Suchtheorie. Dabei werden ausführlich insbesondere jene...

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Ausmaß und Konsequenzen von Lohnrigiditäten

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2004

In diesem Beitrag werden Ausmaß und Konsequenzen von nominalen und tariflichen Lohnrigiditäten mikroökonomisch und mikroökonometrisch untersucht. Die Analyse verdeutlicht, dass in Deutschland Lohnrigiditäten keineswegs selten sind. Diese haben eine Lohnaufschwemmung mit beachtlichen...

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Reforming Social Welfare in Germany: An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis

Schnabel, Reinhold; Gürtzgen, Nicole; Boeters, Stefan - 2003

This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on microsimulation methods we use a computable general equilibrium model which incorporates a discrete choice model of labour supply to simulate a variety of reform scenarios. The...

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Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

Gürtzgen, Nicole; Feil, Michael; Boeters, Stefan - 2004

We present a model that integrates the discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to German micro and macro data. We then use it to analyse...

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Rent-sharing : Does the Bargaining Regime Make a Difference? Theory and Empirical Evidence

Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2005

bargaining coverage. To derive testable hypotheses, we set up a theoretical model that analyses the sensitivity of wages to firm …

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Einstiegslöhne bei unvollkommenen Arbeitsmärkten

Gernandt, Johannes; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2005

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...

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