Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany

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Autoren

  • Lutz Bellmann
  • Olaf Hübler

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  • Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer24
FachzeitschriftIZA Journal of European Labor Studies
Jahrgang4
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 10 Dez. 2015

Abstract

This study investigates whether working time accounts affect the performance of German establishments based on the Establishment Panel from the Institute for Employment Research. The major results are: productivity and investments are positively correlated with working time accounts. No significant effects of working time accounts can be detected on wages and on operating surplus. On average, we find a tendency towards negative effects on profits. This result is less likely in phases of low product demand and for export-oriented, large establishments with a high share of skilled workers. Under strong sales fluctuations, we find positively significant effects on the operating surplus.

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Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany. / Bellmann, Lutz; Hübler, Olaf.
in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Jahrgang 4, Nr. 1, 24, 10.12.2015.

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Bellmann, L & Hübler, O 2015, 'Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany', IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, Jg. 4, Nr. 1, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40174-015-0048-8
Bellmann, L., & Hübler, O. (2015). Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 4(1), Artikel 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40174-015-0048-8
Bellmann L, Hübler O. Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany. IZA Journal of European Labor Studies. 2015 Dez 10;4(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s40174-015-0048-8
Bellmann, Lutz ; Hübler, Olaf. / Working time accounts and firm performance in Germany. in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies. 2015 ; Jahrgang 4, Nr. 1.
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