intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our … taken for granted. -- Unionization ; age ; inverted U-shape ; Germany …

Using comprehensive data for West Germany, this paper investigates the determinants of establishment exit. We find that … in a number of ways. -- firm exits ; Germany …

Gewerkschaft / Deutschland, Gewerkschaftsmitglied, Globalisierung - German unions, union membership, globalization …

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 …

In Germany, many labour laws and regulations apply only in establishments above a critical size, and usually these …

In public discussion in Germany it is often argued that jobs are mainly created in small and medium-sized firms (i …

Gemäß Betriebsverfassungsgesetz müssen in Deutschland Betriebe ab einer bestimmten Größe Betriebsräte von ihrer …

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 …