Although the circular economy primarily focuses on closing supply chains, residual waste
management, and product lifetime extensions, reducing resource use remains critical. This …

The employment impact of future technological change is much debated. Some
commentators predict devastating job losses, while others are more sanguine, claiming that …

In several OECD countries employer federations and unions fix skill-specific wage floors for
all workers in an industry. One view of those “explicit” contracts argues that the prevailing …

Comparing aggregate statistics and surveying selected empirical studies, this paper shows
that the characteristics and results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have …

Labor market institutions (LMIs) could enable new firm entry by lowering burdens to
attracting and retaining human capital or restrict new firm entry by increasing concerns of …

This article analyzes the effect of firm‐level contracting on the wage structure in the G reek
private sector. Using a matched employer–employee dataset for 2006, unconditional …

We analyze the effect of collective wage agreements and of works councils on the cyclicality
of real wages. Using employer–employee data for western Germany (1995–2004), we find …

Recent empirical research generally finds evidence of positive economic effects for works
councils, for example with regard to productivity and–with some limitations–to profits. This …

A model by Hübler and Jirjahn (2003) suggests that redistribution activities of works councils
are more limited in establishments covered by collective bargaining. The model predicts that …

Most empirical studies on the Spanish wage curve have ignored the possible spatial
interaction effects between the regions. This paper reconsiders the Spanish wage curve …