An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey shows that the level and the structure of unionization has become more and more similar in eastern and western Germany in the period 1992 to 2000. The originally high level of union density in eastern Germany has dropped below...

Since 1920, the thrust of German law on workplace codetermination has changed on a number of occasions. We describe the latest swing of the legislative pendium - favoring works council formation and competence - and evaluate the case for it. We provide new information on the extent of works...

Das deutsche Arbeitsrecht enthält Regelungen über Mindeststandards, die nicht zuletzt einer Unterbindung transnationaler Lohnkonkurrenz dienen sollen. Einige dieser Regelungen (ArbZG, AÜG, AVE-Tarifnormen) können jedoch durch tarifliche Regelungen unterboten werden. Von anderen Regelungen...

Since 1920, the thrust of German law on workplace codetermination has changed on a number of occasions. We describe the latest swing of the legislative pendium - favoring works council formation and competence - and evaluate the case for it. We provide new information on the extent of works...

There are several studies on recent developments in collective bargaining in Eastern Europe, but there is still a debate about the extent to which collective bargaining practices resemble those in continental Western Europe. This paper aims to contribute to this debate, by examining primary data...

Zu den wichtigsten Ursachen der Arbeitslosigkeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehören die gesetzlichen Regelungen zum Zustandekommen von Tarifverträgen, die Verhaltensweisen der Tarifpartner und das wirtschaftspolitische Umfeld. Positive Ansätze beim Aushandeln beschäftigungsgünstiger...

An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey shows that the level and the structure of unionization has become more and more similar in eastern and western Germany in the period 1992 to 2000. The originally high level of union density in eastern Germany has dropped below...