In den entwickelten Volkswirtschaften ist das Produktivitätswachstum seit den 1970er Jahren tendenziell gesunken, zeigen die Statistiken–eine Beobachtung, die angesichts der weitreichenden Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft erstaunt. Sie könnte auf Messfehlern beruhen, ist sie aber realistisch,...

Summary As a consequence of the rapid growth of temporary agency employment in Germany, the debate on the remuneration of temporary agency workers has intensified recently. The study finds that the earnings gap of temporary help workers in Germany is indeed large and increased during the past...

Purpose – Employment protection legislation defines social criteria according to which firms can dismiss workers. If firms evade the law, then negotiation about compensation begins. To reduce the legal and financial uncertainty often associated with ex post bargaining, the German government...