This article is concerned with the recent merger of five German unions to form the new multi-industry union, ver ….di. Its focus is on the effects of the merger and on developments in the post-merger phase. The article explores the various …

differences in wages between workers in covered and uncovered firms arise from the non-random selection of workers and firms into …

optimally behave and respond to these threats. It is shown that labor unions may find it optimal to accept lower wages to … macroeconomic determinants like wages, unemployment, and the employment structure. Using the matching framework, it provides a first … unemployment. Surprisingly, this favors regular employment due to lower wages that arise from the impact that the more attractive …