In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion … significantly positive relationship between risk aversion and the likelihood of union membership. Additionally, we observe a …

Despite the apparent stability of the wage bargaining institutions in West Germany, aggregate union membership has been … declining dramatically since the early 90's. However, aggregate gross membership numbers do not distinguish by employment status … 1985, 1989, 1993, and 1998 to perform a panel analysis of net union membership among employees. We estimate a correlated …

-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on … in Germany. …

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 …

In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion … significantly positive relationship between risk aversion and the likelihood of union membership. Additionally, we observe a …

union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed … of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This … time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different …

union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed … of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This … time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different …

tries to answer the questions why people retain their trade union membership in times of declining unionisation. The paper …

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members … average partial effect of union membership …