Contributions in empirical labour economics [Elektronische Ressource] / von Christian Pfeifer

Christian Pfeifer

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• Publié par: gottfried_wilhelm_leibniz_universitat_hannover
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• Langue: Deutsch

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Contributions in Empirical Labour Economics


Von der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades

Doktor der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
- Doctor rerum politicarum -

genehmigte Dissertation
von

Diplom-Ökonom Christian Pfeifer
geboren am 9. Mai 1977 in Hannover.



2007






















Referent: Prof. Dr. Patrick A. Puhani
Korreferent: Prof. em. Dr. Knut Gerlach
Tag der Promotion: 28.11.2007
Abstract
Six chapters analyse several topics in labour economics. Different datasets and
microeconometric methods are used to get new insights into the following issues: (1)
fixed-term contracts and employment adjustment, (2) works councils, collective
contracts and quits, (3) fairness perceptions of layoffs, (4) wages, hierarchical levels and
absenteeism, (5) medium-term development of average treatment effects on participants
of a wage subsidy program, (6) comparison between propensity score matching and
linear regression when estimating homogenous and heterogeneous treatment effects.
Even though the used datasets are from Germany, the results contribute to international
discussions on internal labour markets, industrial relations, social and organisational
justice, personnel economics, and evaluation of labour market programs.
Keywords: labour economics, labour market research, microeconometrics

Zusammenfassung
Sechs Kapitel analysieren unterschiedliche Themengebiete der Arbeitsökonomik. Es
werden verschiedene Datensätze und mikroökonometrische Methoden genutzt, um neue
Erkenntnisse hinsichtlich der folgenden Themen zu erhalten: (1) befristete
Arbeitsverträge und Beschäftigungsanpassungen, (2) Betriebsräte, Tarifverträge und
freiwillige Kündigungen, (3) Gerechtigkeitswahrnehmung von Entlassungen, (4) Löhne,
Hierarchieebenen und Fehlzeiten, (5) mittelfristige Entwicklung der durchschnittlichen
Teilnahmeeffekte von Teilnehmern an einem Kombilohnmodell, (6) Vergleich von
Propensity Score Matching und linearer Regression bei der Ermittlung homogener und
heterogener Teilnahmeeffekte. Obwohl die genutzten Datensätze aus Deutschland
stammen, tragen die Ergebnisse zu internationalen Diskussionen über interne
Arbeitsmärkte, Industrielle Beziehungen, soziale und organisationale Gerechtigkeit,
Personalökonomik, und Evaluation von Arbeitsmarktprogrammen bei.
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsökonomik, Arbeitsmarktforschung, Mikroökonometrie

Contents

I Main Introduction .............................................................................................. 4

II Fixed-Term Contracts and Employment Adjustment: An Empirical Test of
the Core-Periphery Hypothesis using German Establishment Data ............. 8
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 8
2 Fixed-Term Contracts in Germany ........................................................................... 9
3 Theory and Hypotheses ......................................................................................... 12
4 Data and Econometric Models ............................................................................... 15
4.1 Utilisation of Fixed-Term Contracts .................................................................... 16
4.2 Dynamic Labour Demand ................................................................................. 19
5 Econometric Results.............................................................................................. 21
5.1 Utilisation of Fixed-Term Contracts 21
5.2 Dynamic Labour Demand 25
6 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 30
7 Appendix.............................................................................................................. 32

III New Evidence on Works Councils, Union Bargaining and Quits in German
Establishments ................................................................................................. 34
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 34
2 Institutional Background Information ..................................................................... 35
3 Theory, Related Research Results and Hypotheses .................................................. 37
3.1 Impact of Union Negotiated Collective Agreements ............................................... 37
3.2 Impact of Works Councils................................................................................. 38
3.3 Interaction of Works Councils and Union Bargaining ............................................. 40
4 Empirical Analysis................................................................................................ 41
4.1 Dataset and Descriptive Statistics ....................................................................... 41
4.2 Econometric Method and Variables..................................................................... 42
4.3 Determinants of Quits....................................................................................... 44
4.4 Results of Robustness Checks............................................................................ 49
5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 52
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IV The Perceived Fairness of Layoffs in Germany: Participation,
Compensation, or Avoidance? ........................................................................ 53
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 53
2 Distributive and Procedural Justice......................................................................... 55
3 Hypotheses ........................................................................................................... 56
4 Data and Method................................................................................................... 58
5 Empirical Results.................................................................................................. 61
5.1 Impartial Spectator: Hypothetical Scenarios.......................................................... 61
5.2 Implicated Stakeholder: Own Experiences............................................................ 63
6 Conclusion 66
7 Appendix.............................................................................................................. 68

V Wages, Hierarchical Levels and Absenteeism ............................................... 70
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 70
2 Theory and Hypotheses ......................................................................................... 71
2.1 Absolute Wages .............................................................................................. 71
2.2 Relative Wages ............................................................................................... 72
2.3 Hierarchical Levels.......................................................................................... 73
3 Data, Descriptive Statistics and Econometric Strategy ............................................. 74
4 Econometric Results 78
5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 86

VI Mikroökonomische Beschäftigungseffekte des Hamburger
Kombilohnmodells (mit Uwe Jirjahn und Georgi Tsertsvadze) ................. 88
1 Einleitung............................................................................................................. 88
2 Das Hamburger Kombilohnmodell ......................................................................... 90
3 Theoretische Aspekte ............................................................................................ 92
4 Methodischer Ansatz............................................................................................. 96
5 Daten und Variablen 101
5.1 Datenquellen ................................................................................................ 101
5.2 Variablen für die Probit-Schätzungen ................................................................ 102
25.3 Ergebnisvariablen.......................................................................................... 109
6 Empirische Resultate........................................................................................... 114
6.1 Determinanten der Teilnahme am Kombilohnmodell............................................ 114
6.2 Sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung ...................................................... 118
6.3 Ungeförderte sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung .................................... 128
6.4 Arbeitslosigkeit...........................................................................................