Abstract

Preface. 1. Introduction S.W. Black. 2. Globalization and Productivity in the United States and Germany C.L. Mann. 3. European Labor Markets: Sectoral Versus Spatial Shocks A.-M. Gulde, H.C. Wolf. 4. The Changing Skill Structure of Employment in German Manufacturing: A Peek Inside the Industry Black Box J.T. Addison, J. Wagner. 5. Relative Earnings and the Demand for Unskilled Labor in West German Manufacturing V. Steiner, K. Wagner. 6. Labor Mobility, Labor Standards, and Trade Policy: The Case of the German Endsendegesetz N. Leiner, H.-J. Vosgerau. 7. Globalization and the 'German Model': Can it Survive? C. Hefeker. 8. Financing Social Security in Germany: Proposals for Changing Its Structure and Some Possible Effects W. Schmahl. 9. Labor Demand, Unemployment, and the Cost of Social Insurance Schemes in Germany R.T. Riphahn, T. Bauer. 10. Issues of Environmental and Labor Standards in the Global Trading System D.K. Brown, et al. 11. The Political Economy of International Labor Standards S.S. Golub. Index.

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