Arbeitspapier
The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany: The erosion continues
This paper investigates trends in collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany from 2000 to 2008. It seeks to update and widen earlier analyses pointing to a decline in collective bargaining, while providing more information on the dual system as a whole. Using data from the IAB Employment Panel and the German Employment Register, we report evidence of a systematic and continuing erosion of the dual system. Not unnaturally the decline is led by developments in western Germany. Arguably, the path of erosion will continue until rough and ready convergence is reached with eastern Germany. Expressed differently, if the process of decentralization underpinning these developments once was 'regulated' it no longer appears to be so.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 5030
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: General
Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
- Subject
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Erosion of the dual system
collective bargaining/works council coverage
eastern and western Germany
institutional transitions
permanent stayers
newly-founded firms
closing/failing firms
Tarifpolitik
Mitbestimmung
Betriebsrat
Arbeitsmarktflexibilisierung
Deutschland
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Addison, John T.
Bryson, Alex
Teixeira, Paulino
Pahnke, André
Bellmann, Lutz
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2010
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Addison, John T.
- Bryson, Alex
- Teixeira, Paulino
- Pahnke, André
- Bellmann, Lutz
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2010
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