Arbeitspapier
The Dynamic Effects of Works Councils on Labor Productivity: First Evidence from Panel Data
We estimate dynamic effects of works councils on labor productivity using newly available information from West German establishment panel data. Conditioning on plant fixed effects and control variables, we find negative productivity effects during the first five years after council introduction, but a steady and substantial increase in the councils' productivity effect thereafter. Given the frequently reported positive correlation between council existence and plant productivity, this finding supports causal interpretations.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IWH Discussion Papers ; No. 14/2015
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
- Subject
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non-union worker representation
works council
labor productivity
dynamic effects
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Müller, Steffen
Stegmaier, Jens
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH)
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Halle (Saale)
- (when)
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2015
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-48633
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Müller, Steffen
- Stegmaier, Jens
- Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH)
Time of origin
- 2015