Using a representative establishment data set for Germany, we show that more than 40 percent of plants covered by … restrictions imposed by the rather centralized system of collective bargaining in Germany, plants which make use of single … ; Germany …

-scale linked employer-employee data set for western Germany, this paper provides a first test of the relevance of different … bargaining ; Germany …

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining …-employee data ; Structure of Earnings Survey 2001 ; Germany …

skill groups. Based on a survey of 801 firms in Germany and an econometric analysis, we find strong support for explanations …

-the-job training. Our analysis focuses on Germany which provides an interesting context to test this hypothesis, due to its large scale …

reduce inequality. We study the local and aggregate effects of collective bargaining in Italy and Germany. The two countries … West more productive than the East in Germany - but have adopted different models of wage bargaining. Italy sets wages … based on nationwide contracts that allow for limited local wage adjustments, while Germany has moved toward a more flexible …

pillars of the model: sectoral collective bargaining and firm-level codetermination. Relative to the United States, Germany …-level distributional conflict. Relative to other European countries, Germany makes it easy for employers to avoid coverage or use …