This paper investigates the influence of industrial relations on firm wage premia in Germany. OLS regressions for the …

unionization has become more and more similar in eastern and western Germany in the period 1992 to 2000. The originally high level … of union density in eastern Germany has dropped below that of western Germany, and union membership has been falling …

intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our … taken for granted. -- Unionization ; age ; inverted U-shape ; Germany …

Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is … specific clientele. -- works council ; separations ; collective voice ; duration models ; Germany …Unter Verwendung eines großen kombinierten Firmen-Beschäftigten-Datensatzes für Deutschland finden wir, dass die …

Using comprehensive data for West Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of establishment exit. We find that … in a number of ways. -- firm exits ; Germany …

Using a large administrative dataset for Germany, this paper compares employment developments in exiting and surviving … establishments. For both West and East Germany we find a clear "shadow of death" effect reflecting lingering illness: establishments … are more clearly visible in West than in East Germany. Our results also hold when applying a matching approach. -- firm …