While trade unions have been studied in detail, there is virtually no economics research on employer associations (EAs), trade unions' counterparts in many countries. However, besides conducting collective bargaining, EAs perform several other activities that can in uence economic outcomes,...

In this article, we analyse the development of new modes of governance in EU employment and social policy over the past two decades. In this field, a number of innovations can be observed. First, with the Maastricht Treaty, the right to draw up legislation was given to European social partners....

Old and new EU member states still adopt quite different labor market institutions and policies: convergence has been partial and limited. Nevertheless, a new agreement is spreading on the importance of well-developed, coordinated institutions, supported by social dialogue, in view of the...

Bündnisse für Arbeit und Beschäftigung liegen im Trend. Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgeber, Politik und Verwaltung, die Arbeitsämter, Industrie- und Handelskammern, Kirchen und andere Akteure lassen sich für die Sicherung und Schaffung von Arbeit in die Pflicht nehmen. Diese Arbeit beschreibt...