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This paper analyses the heterogeneous effects of the decentralization of collective bargaining on the incidence of wage …-collar employees. Decentralization also affects the incidence of wage increases differently for blue- and white-collar employees. We … in local negotiations affects the decentralization outcomes. …
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This paper analyses the heterogeneous effects of the decentralization of collective bargaining on the incidence of wage …-collar employees. Decentralization also affects the incidence of wage in-creases differently for blue- and white-collar employees. We … in local negotiations affects the decentralization outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012503565
Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining coverage is much higher than union density; and not all employees in a covered firm are necessarily covered. This institutional setup suggests to explicitly distinguish union...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861118
Using linked employer-employee data from the German Structure of Earnings Survey 2001,this paper provides a comprehensive picture of the wage structure in three wage-settingregimes prevalent in the German system of industrial relations...
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Using a unique harmonized matched employer-employee dataset (European Structure of Earnings Survey, 1995), we study the impact of the regime of collective bargaining on wages in the manufacturing sector of three countries that are characterized by a multi-level system of bargaining: Belgium,...
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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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This paper establishes theoretical and empirical linkages between union wage setting and the structure of the wage distribution. Theoretically, we identify conditions under which a right-to-manage model implies compression of the wage distribution in the union sector relative to the nonunion...
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Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining coverage is much higher than union density; and not all employees in a covered firm are necessarily covered. This institutional setup suggests to explicitly distinguish union...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298031
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300007
This paper examines the relationship between institutions and the remuneration of different jobs by comparing the German and Belgian labour markets with respect to a typology of institutions (social representations, norms, conventions, legislation, and organisations). The observed institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280666