Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasi-parity codetermination at company … parity. And although the German system may be better than its reputation among foreigners, it might have to adapt to … globalization and the availability of alternative forms of corporate governance in the EU. -- Codetermination ; board-level employee …

Using German data from the Institute for Employment Research Establishment Panel, this paper constructs two main …

Using quantile regressions and a rich cross section data set for German manufacturing plants, this paper reports that …

representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present …Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said …, using successive waves of the German IAB Establishment Panel and both cross-sectional and panel components of the British …

This paper presents the first comparative analysis of the decline in collective bargaining in two European countries … changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …-2004. In both countries within-effects dominate compositional changes as the source of the recent decline in unionism. Overall …

This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer …

This paper investigates trends in collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany from 2000 to 2008. It … on the dual system as a whole. Using data from the IAB Employment Panel and the German Employment Register, we report … western Germany. Arguably, the path of erosion will continue until rough and ready convergence is reached with eastern Germany …

It is sometimes claimed that the coverage of collective bargaining in Germany is considerably understated because of … regimes as well as changes in wages from switches in regime. It is reported that orientation is growing with the decline in …. -- orientation ; erosion of collective bargaining ; uncovered sector ; sectoral bargaining ; wages ; regime shifts …

collective bargaining in Germany, a phenomenon that has been hailed as key to that nation's economic resurgence. Yet little is …