Germany from 1980 to 2000. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and women and for different groups of the workforce …

provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly …

intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our …

-scale linked employer-employee data set for western Germany, this paper provides a first test of the relevance of different …

provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly … Nie-Mitgliedschaft in deutschen Gewerkschaften. Wir zeigen, dass 54 bis 59 Prozent aller Beschäftigten in Deutschland …

-scale linked employer-employee data set for western Germany, this paper provides a first test of the relevance of different …

service sector and in eastern Germany, and its extent is increasing dramatically. …

small and medium-sized plants, in particular in the service sector and in eastern Germany, and its extent is increasing …

In Germany, trade unions and employers associations play a role not only in wage determination but also in social …

Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that … will fall further -- union membership ; union density ; cohort effects ; West Germany …