Since there is scant evidence on the role of industrial relations in wage cyclicality, this paper analyzes the effect of collective wage contracts and of works councils on real wage growth. Using linked employer-employee data for western Germany, we find that works councils affect wage growth...

Der Arbeitsmarkt in der Bundesrepublik und in anderen Ländern zeigt immer mehr ein Doppelgesicht: Die eine Seite ist der zunehmende Mangel an qualifizierten Fachkräften, die andere der anhaltende Mangel an Arbeitsplätzen vor allem für Kräfte mit Qualifikationsdefiziten. Arbeitslosen, die...

In a dynamic labor market worker-firm matches dissolve frequently causing workers to separate and firms to look for replacements. A separation may be initiated by the worker (a quit) or the firm (a layoff), or may result from a joint decision. A dissolution of a worker-firm match may be...

This paper has its origins in an on-going project labeled Employment Relations Matters. The title captures the double intention: to demonstrate the ways in which employment relations matters and to bring people up to date with the matters that the subject deals with. It is one of three in IRRU's...