This paper presents a positive model which shows that institutional setups on capital and labor markets might be intertwined by politicoeconomic forces. Some countries especially in continental Europe exhibit a corporatist politicoeconomic equilibrium with a sustantial protection of insiders on...

"Spätestens seit Anfang der 80er Jahre ist das in den meisten westeuropäischen Ländern während der 60er und 70er Jahre weiter ausgebaute System des gesetzlichen und kollektivvertraglichen Kündigungsschutzes zunehmend in den Mittelpunkt der 'Flexibilisierungs'- und 'De-Regulierungs'-Debatte...

Der Beitrag besch„ftigt sich mit der Frage, inwieweit arbeitsrechtliche Regulierungen und insbesondere deren Wahrnehmung einen Einfluá auf die Grndungsneigung und damit vermutlich auf die tats„chlichen Unternehmensgrndungen ausbt. Dabei kann einerseits gezeigt werden, daá junge Unternehmen...

The Practice Guide intends to give an overview of the relevant current legal provisions (including case law) on matters of private international law and posting in the area of employment contracts to assist practitioners . This Guide is not intended to be legally authoritative, nor does it...

While Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) of both, the United States and the European Union, include labor issues in specific chapters, only US FTAs explicitly have “labor chapters,” while the EU FTAs have a general reference to labor rights through the human rights clause and otherwise refer to...

The legal basis of collective bargaining in Austria is laid down by the Labour Constitution Act (ArbVG). According to the ArbVG, collective agreements can be concluded only between collective organisations of employers and employees. Therefore, the Austrian labour law systematically benefits...

The Belgian collective bargaining system is highly institutionalised and coordinated. Over 90% of employees are covered by a collective agreement, placing Belgium among the countries with the highest coverage in Europe. Also, the Belgian trade unions have a relatively high level of membership...