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...

The focus of this article is on institutions that, from a comparative perspective, have usually been perceived as contributing both to Germany's economic success and social integration: the vocational training and the industrial relations systems. The traditional institutional arrangements are...