Germany from 1980 to 2000. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and women and for different groups of the workforce …

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 …

This article examines the role of business in the historical development of job security regulations in Germany from … security regulations with a conflict-oriented approach, which sees the labour movement as protagonists and business as …, high levels of job security regulations have been forced upon employers by radicalized labour movements in periods of …

Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth only in combination with collective bargaining. Wage adjustments to …

In a unionised labour market, a substitution of a payroll for an income tax will not alter employment if tax …

unions are strong and is negative where unions are weak. This notion, encountered in recent research in Britain (and Germany …

The paper provides a historical overview of the pre-modern allocation of work within the territory of the later Germany … historical roots of the so-called 'standard employment contract' in Germany are investigated. We find that during the pre …

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