This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer-employee data (specifically, the LIAB for 2001). We find that works councils are associated with higher earnings. The wage premium is around 11 percent (and is higher under...

In this paper, we investigate the effects of works councils on apprenticeship training in Germany. The German law attributes works councils substantial information and co-determination rights to training-related issues. Thus, works councils may also have an impact on the cost-benefit relation of...

Der Beitrag widmet sich den Vertretungsinstitutionen jenseits des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes. Auf Grundlage des IAB-Betriebspanels wird zunaechst die Verbreitung und Entwicklung solcher alternativer Vertretungsorgane beschrieben, bevor deren Schicksal auf einzelbetrieblicher Ebene nachgegangen...