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Union Density and Varieties of Coverage: The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany

Lembcke, Alexander C.; Kohn, Karsten; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2008

structure of wages. Ceteris paribus, a higher share of employees in a firm covered by industry-wide or firm-level contracts is … associated with higher wages. Yet, individual bargaining coverage in a covered firm shows a negative impact both on the wage … level and on wage dispersion. A higher union density reinforces the effects of coverage, but the effect of union density is …

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Rising wage inequality, the decline of collective bargaining, and the gender wage gap

Antonczyk, Dirk; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2010

This paper investigates the increase in wage inequality, the decline in collective bargaining, and the development of the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked employer-employee data, we show that wage inequality is rising strongly – driven not only by...

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Family Tax Splitting: A Microsimulation of its Potential Labour Supply and Intra-household Welfare Effects in Germany

Laisney, François; Beninger, Denis; Beblo, Miriam - 2003

'deterministic' collective labour supply model. The data are generated by a compound procedure of estimation and calibration based on …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297284

Union Density and Varieties of Coverage: The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany

Lembcke, Alexander C.; Kohn, Karsten; Fitzenberger, Bernd - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097975

Family Tax Splitting: A Microsimulation of its Potential Labour Supply and Intra-household Welfare Effects in Germany

Laisney, François; Beninger, Denis; Beblo, Miriam - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003

'deterministic' collective labour supply model. The data are generated by a compound procedure of estimation and calibration based on …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098151

Alternative Approaches to Discrete Working Time Choice in an AGE Framework

Arntz, Melanie; Boeters, Stefan; Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2005

We compare two options of integrating discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium model. The first, known from the literature, produces household heterogeneity through a working time preference parameter. We contrast this with a model that directly...

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Distributional and Behavioural Effects of the German Labour Market Reform

Clauss, Markus; Schnabel, Reinhold - 2008

earn high wages and received high unemployment transfers lose most. The behavioural responses mitigate the redistributive …

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Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

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

equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to …

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A sequential decomposition of the drop in collective bargaining coverage

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2015

wages. What drives this decline? We try to answer this question by developing and implementing a detailed decomposition …

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Rising wage inequality, the decline of collective bargaining, and the gender wage gap

Antonczyk, Dirk; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536037