Many economists suspect that downward nominal wage rigidities in ongoing labor contracts are an important source of employment fluctuations over the business cycle but there is little direct empirical evidence on this conjecture. This paper compares three occupations in the housing sector with...

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the construction sector (NACE 41, 42, 43). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the quality of work...

Using a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyse the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labour market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labour market flows, at the...

Using a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyse the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labour market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labour market flows, at the...

This paper estimates the employment effects of industry-specific, collectively-bargained minimum wages in Germany for two occupations associated with the construction sector. I propose a truly exogenous control group in contrast to the control group design used in the literature. Further, a...

Using a linked employer-employee data set on the German construction industry, we analyse the effects of the introduction of minimum wages in this sector on labour market dynamics. In doing so, we focus on accessions and separations, as well as the underlying labour market flows, at the...

While the entry of new immigrants into the German labour market is usually controlled by the local labour authorities, no such controls exist for contract workers (Werkvertragsarbeitnehmer), who are subject to national quotas which are fixed in the medium term. Therefore the ease of contract...

With the purpose to reduce winter unemployment and to promote all-season employment in the constructions sector, Germany maintains an extensive bad weather allowance system. Since the mid 1990s, these regulations have been subject to several reforms that resemble the range of approaches for...

With the purpose to reduce winter unemployment and to promote all-season employment in the constructions sector, Germany maintains an extensive bad weather allowance system. Since the mid 1990s, these regulations have been subject to several reforms that resemble the range of approaches for...

"Building workers constitute between five and ten per cent of the total labour market in almost every country of the world. They construct, repair and maintain the vital physical infrastructure of our societies, and we rely upon and trust their achievements every day. Yet we know surprisingly...

"Im Rahmen der Untersuchung über Berufsverläufe bei männlichen Erwerbspersonen wurden die Vorgesetzten u.a. auch nach der für die Ausübung der Tätigkeit ihrer Mitarbeiter notwendigen Ausbildung befragt. In den Fällen, in denen eine betriebliche Ausbildung (Lehrausbildung) für...

"Im Rahmen der Untersuchung über Berufsverläufe bei männlichen Erwerbspersonen wurden die Vorgesetzten u.a. auch nach der für die Ausübung der Tätigkeit ihrer Mitarbeiter notwendigen Ausbildung befragt. In den Fällen, in denen eine betriebliche Ausbildung (Lehrausbildung) für...

Skyscrapers, building trades councils, and the rise of the structural building trades -- Alliance -- The founding brothers : from the Structural Building Trades Alliance to the Building Trades Department -- "Sticking apart" : work, jurisdiction, and solidarity -- The high price of unity :...