 Wages and Hours Worked in the Private and Public Sectors in GermanyChristian Dustmann and Arthur Soest Chapter 4 in Public Sector Pay Determination in the European Union, 1999, pp 114-137 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Public sector wages and employment conditions in the public vis à vis the private sector are an important policy issue in industrialised as well as in developing countries. A number of papers have appeared which analyse wage structures in the two sectors for a large variety countries.1 Most of these analyses are based on cross-section data.2 In Germany, an active state which monopolises a variety of functions and services has a long history. In Prussia, the state had a primary role in the development of many important prerequisites for a modern industrial society, such as railways and other infrastructure.3 In the process of economic and political reconstruction of Germany after 1945, the public sector played a vital role. In post-war West Germany, employment in the public sector increased steadily from 2.2 million employees in 1950 to 4.6 million in the early 1980s. Since then, public sector employment in West Germany has remained relatively stable. Keywords: Private Sector; Public Sector; Civil Servant; Wage Differential; Wage Structure (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-14946-9_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-14946-9_4 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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