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The Persistent Decline in Unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004 : What Can We Learn from a Decomposition Analysis?
Schnabel, Claus - 2006
western Germany from 1980 to 2004 and in eastern Germany from 1992 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and … worker (significant in western Germany only). A decomposition analysis shows that differences in union density over time and … between eastern and western Germany to a large degree cannot be explained by differences in the characteristics of employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779133
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The (Parlous) State of German Unions
Addison, John T. - 2006
German considerations (such as the transition process in post-communist Eastern Germany) and sustained intervals of classic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012780525
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Do Unions and Works Councils Really Dampen the Gender Pay Gap? Discordant Evidence from Germany
Oberfichtner, Michael - 2020
Using a large employer-employee dataset, we provide new evidence on the relationship between the gender pay gap and industrial relations from within German workplaces. Controlling for unobserved workplace heterogeneity, we find no evidence that introducing or abandoning collective agreements or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826232
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Uncovered Workers in Plants Covered by Collective Bargaining : Who are They and How Do They Fare?
Hirsch, Boris; Lentge, Philipp; Schnabel, Claus - 2022
In Germany, employers used to pay union members and non-members in a plant the same union wage in order to prevent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083831
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Is There a Union Wage Premium in Germany and Which Workers Benefit Most?
Bonaccolto-Töpfer, Marina; Schnabel, Claus - 2023
union wage premium in Germany of almost three percent which is not simply a collective bargaining premium. Given that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014263920