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Recalls – Flexibility at the Expense or to the Benefit of Employees

Effects of Temporary Layoffs on Employees in the German Labor Market

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  1. Susanne Edler

    1. Herbrechtingen, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of economic sciences

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Introduction

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 1-9

  3. Theoretical Frame

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 11-14

  4. State of Research on Flexible Employment in Germany

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 15-27

  5. Closure Mechanisms – Explanations of Labor Market Inequality

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 29-42

  6. Inclusion and Exclusion from Social Capital in the Workplace

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 43-48

  7. Research Design

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 49-59

  8. Characteristics of Employees and Employment Relations: A Comparison Between Employees Groups

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 61-97

  9. Earnings Differences Among Groups of Employees

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 99-122

  10. Differences in Supervisors and Coworkers’ Support Among Groups of Employees

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 123-144

  11. Summary and Discussion

    • Susanne Edler
    Pages 145-155

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 157-211
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About this book

Recalls (also known as ‘temporary layoffs’) are used as employment strategy in the German labor market for handling fluctuations in the need of labor. Susanne Edler presents research that reveals that employment relations after recalls are less protected by labor market regulations and more exposed to the competitive market processes than continuously employed workers that grant wage premiums (rents) due to their higher shielding from the competitive labor market. However, compared to other discontinuous employment relations temporary layoffs can be the better alternative since employers as well as employees make use of their transaction-specific investments in human capital and thereby generate ‘composite rents.’

Authors and Affiliations

  • Herbrechtingen, Germany

    Susanne Edler

About the author

Susanne Edler is a postdoc student in the ERC-funded project – "The Resurgence in Wage Inequality and Technological Change: A New Approach" – at the University of Haifa. Her research interest is the role of employment strategies and technological change as well as occupational barriers in generating wage inequalities.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Recalls – Flexibility at the Expense or to the Benefit of Employees

  • Book Subtitle: Effects of Temporary Layoffs on Employees in the German Labor Market

  • Authors: Susanne Edler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29611-7

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-29610-0Published: 22 February 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-29611-7Published: 21 February 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 211

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Labor Economics, Sociology of Work

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