-level contracts, and individual contracts) on the level and the dispersion of wages. The analysis uses the Salary and Wage Structure … Survey for Lower Saxony, Germany. The empirical results show an increasing dispersion of wages over time in all wage … companies in the other two regimes. The observed increase of average wages between 2001 and 2006 in establishments covered by …

This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows … that the importance of industry-level wage bargaining declines in Germany and that one major reason for this development is … the highly restrictive institutional framework. However, fully decentralized wage bargaining at the firm level also …

This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows … that the importance of industry-level wage bargaining declines in Germany and that one major reason for this development is … the highly restrictive institutional framework. However, fully decentralized wage bargaining at the firm level also …

This article provides an overview of econometric studies on trade unions and collective bargaining in Germany. These … studies have examined the determinants of trade union membership and collective bargaining coverage. Recent research has … placed a strong focus on the implications of collective bargaining for wage structure within firms, the flexibility to adjust …