Der Sozialwissenschaftler und Soziologieprofessor veröffentlicht seit langem über Gewerkschaften, auch "Organisationssoziologie" (ID-G 50/03). Nach einem Kurzüberblick über die Entwicklung bis 1933 folgen die wichtigsten Stationen im Verhältnis zwischen Gewerkschaft und Wirtschaftspolitik,...

Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in developing countries. The first is that the informal (or unregulated) sector is more competitive than the formal (or regulated) sector. The second is that contract enforcement is...

The article tries to answer an old question of economic theory and institutional economics: How do trade unions fit into a market economy? Are they a constitutive element of the market order or: are they a source of irritation and disruption?

Using German establishment data, this study provides the first econometric analysis on the interaction of establishment-level codetermination and foreign owners. Works councils are associated with higher productivity in domestic-owned establishments while they are associated with lower...