Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the US and German Economies / Edition 1

by Friedrich Buttler, Wolfgang Franz, Ronald Schettkat, David Soskice

Overview

Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance produces an in-depth analysis of the functioning of various labor market institutions in both the USA and Germany. Particular emphasis is given to the substantial differences between the US and Germany in the ways important areas are regulated. The authors show that the impact of institutions on economic performance is ambivalent. They argue that in this sense, the decision is not one between regulation and deregulation but rather one between different degrees and forms of regulation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415121187
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/07/1995
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Buttler, Friedrich; Franz, Wolfgang; Schettkat, Ronald; Soskice, David

Table of Contents

List of figures, List of tables, Notes on contributors, 1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE, 2 WORK ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING IN AMERICAN ENTERPRISES, 3 WORKS COUNCILS, UNIONS, AND FIRM PERFORMANCE, 4 POLICY TRANSFERABILITY AND HYSTERESIS, 5 WHY DO AMERICANS AND GERMANS WORK DIFFERENT HOURS?, 6 INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES ON INTERINDUSTRY WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, 7 PROFIT SHARING IN GERMAN FIRMS, 8 THE GERMAN APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM, 9 LABOR MARKET POLICY, INFORMATION, AND HIRING BEHAVIOR, 10 DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR JOB PLACEMENT, 11 EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS, FIRM GROWTH, AND NEW FIRM FORMATION, 12 LABOR ADJUSTMENT UNDER DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES, 13 THE MACROPERFORMANCE OF THE GERMAN LABOR MARKET, Index