It is sometimes claimed that the coverage of collective bargaining in Germany is considerably understated because of …

Pacts for employment and competitiveness are an integral component of the ongoing process of decentralization of … collective bargaining in Germany, a phenomenon that has been hailed as key to that nation's economic resurgence. Yet little is … known about the effects of pacts on firm performance. The evidence largely pertains to employment and is decidedly mixed …

This study provides updated evidence on the union contract differential in Germany using establishment-wide wage data …

exact contribution of deununionization is a matter of debate, perhaps no more so than in Germany, our case study. The … Germany more generally. …