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This paper aims at contributing to the labour market effects of minimum wages and unemployment benefits from a game-theoretic viewpoint. In a dual labour market model, the first sector outcome is characterised by bargaining between unions and firms, while in the second sector firms have to pay a...
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Die Studie geht in zwei Schritten vor: Im ersten Teil werden die Konsequenzen des Bevölkerungswandels auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Sachsen aufgezeigt. Für diesen Zweck wird ein Referenzszenario des sächsischen Arbeitsmarktes bis 2020 entwickelt. Es zeigt sich, dass sich die Arbeitsmärkte je nach...
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We analyze union behavior in a model with membership dynamics and compare the labor market outcomes to static union models. Based on empirical findings we modify standard models and show that the well-known result that static models overstate distortions caused by unions only holds in the...
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We show that the well-known result that static union models overstate distortions caused by unionism only holds in the special case of firm-level wage setting. With centralized wage setting, however, it rather depends on both the elasticity of labor demand and union's time preference rate...
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This paper analyses the centralisation of union wage bargaining when the workers' outside option is determined endogenously. A dual labour market model is developed where the wage rate in the first sector is either the result of decentralised bargaining at the firm level or of centralised...
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Using unique data from a large-scale online survey conducted in Germany, we examine gender differences in volunteering for charitable organisations. Our findings suggest that men are more likely than women to engage in regular volunteer activities. Additionally, we find that men devote more time...
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Die Studie geht in zwei Schritten vor: Im ersten Teil werden die Konsequenzen des Bevölkerungswandels auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Sachsen aufgezeigt. Für diesen Zweck wird ein Referenzszenario des sächsischen Arbeitsmarktes bis 2020 entwickelt. Es zeigt sich, dass sich die Arbeitsmärkte je nach...
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Instrumente der Außenfinanzierung werden üblicherweise in Eigenkapital und Fremdkapital unterteilt. Die in der Finanzwirtschaft entwickelten Abgrenzungsmerkmale führen zu einer guten Charaktesierung verschiedener Finanzierungsinstrumente. Die Wahl des Merkmals "Rechststellung im Konkurs" als...
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We reexamine the claim that the effect of income on subjective well-being suffers from a systematic downward bias if one ignores that higher income is typically associated with more work effort. We analyze this claim using German panel data, controlling for individual unobserved heterogeneity,...
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