Arbeitspapier
Unions, Works Councils and Plant Closings in Germany
This paper present paper provides the first results for Germany on the impact of works councils and collective agreements on plant closings, using data from the IAB establishment panel. We find evidence of a robust positive association between works council presence and plant closures. The strictures of collective agreements do not seemingly affect closings. By the same token, and contrary to some recent findings on other aspects of establishment performance, the presence of a collective agreement does not attenuate the impact of local workplace representation on closings. Our analysis does nothing to encourage a sanguine view of recent legislation in Germany that facilitates the formation of works councils and strengthens their codetermination powers.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 474
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: Public Policy
Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
- Thema
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rent seeking
workplace representation
industry/regional collective bargaining
codetermination
plant closings
Liquidation
Marktaustritt
Gewerkschaftlicher Organisationsgrad
Schätzung
Betriebsrat
Schätzung
Deutschland
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Addison, John T.
Bellmann, Lutz
Kölling, Arnd
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2002
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Addison, John T.
- Bellmann, Lutz
- Kölling, Arnd
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2002
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