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The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil

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  • Eichhorst, Werner

    (University of Bremen)

  • Marx, Paul

    (University of Bonn)

  • Pastore, José

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This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil with particular emphasis on industrial relations, wage setting, unemployment benefits, employment protection and vocational training. The paper shows that institutions determine the mode of adjustment to changing economic conditions and the role of standard vs. non-standard contracts. Whereas internal flexibility via shorter working time was a dominant mode of adjustment during the 2008-09 crisis in the German manufacturing sector, in Brazil such plant-level flexibility to avoid dismissals was less prominent.

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  • Eichhorst, Werner & Marx, Paul & Pastore, José, 2011. "The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil," IZA Discussion Papers 6137, IZA Network @ LISER.
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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation

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