Das Mitbestimmungsgesetz ist 30 Jahre nach seiner Verabschiedung Gegenstand sowohl einer wissenschaftlichen als auch einer politischen Debatte. Gegenstand des vorliegenden Beitrags ist das Verhältnis dieser beiden Diskurse. Dazu wird zunächst der Stand der empirischen Mitbestimmungsforschung...

A large number of articles have analysed ‘the one constant´ in the economic effects of trade unions, namely that union bargaining reduces employment growth by two to four percentage points per year. Evidence is, however, mostly related to Anglo Saxon countries. We investigate whether a...

At a time of intensifying uncertainty, managerial flexibility to adapt to changes in the economic environment is increasingly important. Different business loca-tions, it is frequently argued, offer this flexibility to differing degrees, and labour market regulations are held to be one essential...

Using both household and linked employer-employee data for Germany, we assess the effects of non-union representation in the form of works councils on (1) individual sickness absence rates and (2) a subjective measure of personnel problems due to sickness absence as perceived by a firm's...