Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-59 // 1999

    Technological Innovations and the Expected Demand for Skilled Labour at the Firm Level

    AbstractThis paper analyses the link between technological product and processes innovations and expectations about future employment for different types of labour in manufacturing. The empirical model allows…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-57 // 1999

    Der Flächentarifvertrag: Eine kritische Würdigung aus ökonomischer Sicht

    This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows that the importance of industry-level wage bargaining declines in Germany and that one major…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-32 // 1999

    Employment Impacts of Cleaner Production - Evidence from a German Study Using Case Studies and Surveys

    The study assesses net employment effects of technical progress which can be expected by the ongoing transition from end-of-pipe technologies towards cleaner production. Empirical evidence is presented on the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-14 // 1999

    Workers Skill Level and Information Technology - Evidence from German Service Firms

    This paper analyses the link between human capital and information technology (IT) in the service production process. The analysis is based on 1994 cross-sectional data for 1929 German firms drawn from the first…

  5. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Bd. 42 // 1999

    Beschäftigungseffekte von Lohnsubventionen im Niedriglohnbereich

    Kann durch Lohnsubventionen an Arbeitgeber oder lohnbezogene Transfers an Arbeitnehmer die Beschäftigung erhöht werden? Aussagekräftige empirische Untersuchungen zur Beantwortung dieser Frage liegen für…