bargaining reduces employment growth by two to four percentage points per year. Evidence is, however, mostly related to Anglo … employment growth in German plants. We find a robust and negative correlation between being covered by a sector-wide bargaining … variable entity. We use linkedemployer-employee data for Germany and analyse the effect of collective bargaining coverage on …

can affect the decision to join a trade union. Furthermore, a shift in risk attitudes can alter collective bargaining … that an overall increase in risk aversion contributes to wage moderation and promotes employment. …