We analyze wage developments in the East German transition process both at the macro and at the microeconomic level. At the macroeconomic level, we draw special attention to the important distinction between product and consumption wages, describe the development of various wage measures, labor...

We analyze wage developments in the East German transition process both at the macro- and at the microeconomic level. At the macroeconomic level, we draw special attention to the important distinction between product and consumption wages, describe the development of various wage measures, labor...

"Die vorliegende Studie untersucht Bestimmungsgründe der Dauer der Jugendarbeitslosigkeit. Theoretischer und methodischer Rahmen der Untersuchung ist die sog. 'Hazard-Funktion', die Auskunft über die Chance eines Arbeitslosen gibt, mit zunehmender Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit wieder eine...

"This article, which serves as the introduction to the special issue focusing on 'wages and employment', deals with the key developments of the past 25 years in this area of research. First, the latest insights and findings of macro- and microeconomic theory as well as of empirical knowledge on...

"In particular due to decisions made by the European Court of Justice, but also as a consequence of a serious malfunctioning, the German model of codetermination has once again become the subject of controversial debate. The costs of codetermination are considerable. These face returns that are...

"Binding minimum wages of whatever form not only cost jobs, they also frequently fail to achieve their generally socio-politically motivated objectives. The introduction of a minimum wage for some postal services and the decisions made by the coalition committee in June 2007 therefore constitute...

"Die vorliegende Studie untersucht Bestimmungsgründe der Dauer der Jugendarbeitslosigkeit. Theoretischer und methodischer Rahmen der Untersuchung ist die sog. 'Hazard-Funktion', die Auskunft über die Chance eines Arbeitslosen gibt, mit zunehmender Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit wieder eine...

"This article, which serves as the introduction to the special issue focusing on 'wages and employment', deals with the key developments of the past 25 years in this area of research. First, the latest insights and findings of macro- and microeconomic theory as well as of empirical knowledge on...