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Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht: Höhere Effizienz und Transparent durch Vereinheitlichung

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Lena Koller () (Chair of Labour and Regional Economics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Claus Schnabel () (Chair of Labour and Regional Economics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Joachim Wagner () (Institute of Economics, University of Lüneburg)

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In Germany, many labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size, and usually these thresholds are defined by the number of employees. The existing 160 thresholds are complex and defined inconsistently, making it difficult for firms to obey the law. Moreover, exceeding a threshold may result in costs for the firm such as establishing a work council or paying a penalty for not employing disabled persons. Although the empirical evidence is mixed, some studies suggest that employment growth is dampened my firms avoiding to exceed thresholds. In order to minimize these transaction costs and side effects, we make several suggestions to simplify and unify the threshold regulations.

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Paper provided by University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics in its series Working Paper Series in Economics with number 40.

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J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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  1. Joachim Wagner & Thorsten Schank & Claus Schnabel & John T. Addison, 2006. "Works Councils, Labor Productivity and Plant Heterogeneity: First Evidence from Quantile Regressions," GEMF Working Papers 2006-03, GEMF - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Joachim Wagner, 2006. "Markteintritte, Marktaustritte und Produktivität Empirische Befunde zur Dynamik in der Industrie," Working Paper Series in Economics 27, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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