The fraction of works councillors belonging to a trade union in Germany is much higher than union density among … employees. If works councils represent the face of unions, union membership of employees should be related positively to the … establishment has no impact on union membership and (c) a 10% decrease in the average share of unionised works councillors coincides …

union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed … of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This … time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different …

We combine exogenous variation in union membership with detailed administrative data and a novel field survey to … estimate the career effects of labor union membership. In the survey, we show how workers perceive the role of unions in …-run effects of individual union membership are. Our results highlight that the career effect of union membership differs greatly …

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members … average partial effect of union membership …

States. Micro-data is also used to model union membership in a further eleven non-OECD countries. Union density is found to …; Austria; Bangladesh; Belgium; Bulgaria; Chile; Czech Republic; Denmark; Germany; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Hungary …

union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take …-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for membership. The price elasticity of demand for union membership is - 7 … of the hikes in tax subsidies and holding workforce composition constant aggregate private sector union membership …

women and men in management positions and other white-collar employees in Germany's private sector 2007. While bivariate …