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 … Nie-Mitgliedschaft in deutschen Gewerkschaften. Wir zeigen, dass 54 bis 59 Prozent aller Beschäftigten in Deutschland …

Germany, while at the same time charting the determinants of their presence. Furthermore, we identify newly established works …

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 … individuals' probability of union membership have converged over time between western and eastern Germany. After an assimilation …

results in wage setting. It derives a time-varying indicator of union strength and confronts it with annual data for Germany … gewerkschaftlicher Stärke her und berechnen ihn mit Jahresdaten für Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die …

Gewerkschaften und Betriebs-/Personalräte sind in Deutschland im öffentlichen Sektor deutlich stärker präsent als im … effizientere Ausgestaltung des öffentlichen Dienstes in Deutschland suboptimale Ergebnisse liefern. …In Germany, trade unions and works councils are more often present in the public than in the private sector. Whereas in …

establishments in western Germany and only one out of four establishments in eastern Germany were covered by industry-wide or firm …

Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that …