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...

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...

This paper uses a combination of workplace and matched-employee workplace data from the British 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey to examine the impact of unions and firm-provided training (incidence, intensity/coverage, and duration) on establishment performance. The performance effects...