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The Case for Virtual Strike.An Appraisal of the Italian Proposal

Nicita, Antonio; Rizzolli, Matteo - Econometica - 2009

In this paper we outline the economic rationale behind the virtual strike, and workers' incentives to use this … bargaining solution rather than resorting to standard strike. We show that, from a welfare perspective, a virtual strike always … dominates a standard strike and it would be most needed precisely when workers have weaker incentives to adopt it. We then …

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STUDIU DE IMPACT PRIVIND REFORMELE LEGISLATIEI MUNCII ÎN ROMÂNIA

DIMITRIU, Raluca; TICLEA, Tiberiu; CHIVU, Luminita; … - Institutul National de Cercetari Economice (INCE), … - 2013

Romanian labour and industrial relations law has undergone wide-ranging changes in recent years. The Social Dialogue Law No. 62/2011 repealed and replaced several laws regulating industrial relations, while the Romanian Labour Code was extensively modified through the Law No. 40/2011. This...

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High Unemployment Yet Few Small Firms: The Role of Centralized Bargaining in South Africa

Magruder, Jeremy R. - In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4 (2012) 3, pp. 138-66

South Africa has very high unemployment, yet few adults work informally in small firms. This paper tests whether centralized bargaining, by which unionized large firms extend arbitration agreements to nonunionized smaller firms, contributes to this problem. While local labor market...

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Retenues pour fait de grève

Lenica, Frédéric - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008

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Die Entwicklung der Arbeitsbeziehungen aus arbeitsrechtlicher Sicht Developments in German Industrial Relations from a Labor Law Perspective)

Weiss, Manfred - In: Industrielle Beziehungen - Zeitschrift fuer Arbeit, … 20 (2013) 4, pp. 393-417

Der Beitrag skizziert die Entwicklung der Arbeitsbeziehungen in Deutschland seit dem erstmaligen Erscheinen der Zeitschrift „Industrielle Beziehungen“ aus arbeitsrechtlichem Blickwinkel. Dabei zeigt sich, dass es im Koalitionsrecht, im Tarifvertragsrecht, im Arbeitskampfrecht und im...

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Works Councils and Learning: On the Dynamic Dimension of Codetermination

Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - Fach Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Trier - 2010

This study provides the first econometric analysis on the dynamic dimension of establishment-level codetermination in Germany. We hypothesize that learning implies a change in the nature and scope of codetermination over time. Using unique data from small- and medium-sized establishments, our...

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Labour Market Developments and Social Welfare

Vidovic, Hermine - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2013

Summary Employment and activity rates in the new EU Member States (NMS) declined significantly up to the early 2000s and started to increase along with strong GDP growth thereafter. Job losses following the outbreak of the economic and financial crisis varied substantially across countries and...

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of National Labor Relations Act Remedies: Analysis and Comparison with Other Workplace Penalty Policies

Kleiner, Morris M.; Weil, David - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

The goal of this paper is to examine the implied penalty policies underlying the remedies created by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in terms of the policies' impact on employer and union behaviors. We present a simple model of deterrence as a means of evaluating workplace penalty...

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L’infiltrazione della concorrenza nella tutela del lavoro. Valorizziamo gli argini dei nuovi trattati europei

Gottardi, Donata - In: ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE 2010/2 (2010) 2, pp. 108-131

L’A. dedica attenzione ai cambiamenti apportati dal Trattato di Lisbona sia sul versante dei diritti sociali sia sul versante della concorrenza. Finora si è pensato che il diritto del lavoro continuasse a cedere rispetto al diritto commerciale. Molti erano i segnali che andavano in questa...

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Absenteeism in Apprenticeships: What Role Do Works Councils Play?

Pfeifer, Harald - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2014

This paper examines the influence of works councils on apprenticesÕ absence from the workplace in Germany. The analysis draws on merged administrative and survey data, including information on the cumulated days apprentices are absent from work due to sickness. On average, apprentices are...

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