analyze wage distributions for various labor market subgroups by means of kernel density estimation, variance decompositions …, and individual and firm-level wage regressions. Unions' impact through collective and firm-level bargaining mainly works … towards a higher wage level and reduced overall and residual wage dispersion. Yet observed effects are considerably …

analyze wage distributions for various labor market subgroups by means of kernel density estimation, variance decompositions …, and individual and firm-level wage regressions. Unions' impact through collective and firm-level bargaining mainly works … towards a higher wage level and reduced overall and residual wage dispersion. Yet observed effects are considerably …

distribution since the 1990s. The rise in wage dispersion between 2001 and 2006 can barely be explained by the strong decline in …. In contrast, there is no evidence of a polarization of wages in Germany since the 1990s." (Author's abstract, IAB …

distribution since the 1990s. The rise in wage dispersion between 2001 and 2006 can barely be explained by the strong decline in …. In contrast, there is no evidence of a polarization of wages in Germany since the 1990s. …

distribution since the 1990s. The rise in wage dispersion between 2001 and 2006 can barely be explained by the strong decline in …. In contrast, there is no evidence of a polarization of wages in Germany since the 1990s." (Author's abstract, IAB …

employees’ wages accounted for 42% of the gross domestic product, and the gross operating surplus for 47.2% of the GDP. In 2011 …, the share of the employees’ wages dropped to 40.6%, and the surplus rose to 50.8%. In other words, the crisis took its …