results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …

German considerations (such as the transition process in post-communist Eastern Germany) and sustained intervals of classic …

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 … membership ; never-membership ; Germany …

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 data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that … will fall further. -- Union membership ; union density ; cohort effects ; West Germany …

union wage premium in Germany of almost three percent which is not simply a collective bargaining premium. Given that the …