Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasi-parity codetermination at company level has held up remarkably well. We recount the theoretical arguments for and against codetermination and survey the empirical evidence on the effects of the institution, tracing...

Inhalt: METHODISCH KONZEPTIONELLE BEITRÄGE (u. a. Habich, Roland: Objektive und subjektive Indikatoren - Ein Vorschlag zur Messung des Wandels von Lebenslagen). - HAUSHALTSBEZOGENE ANALYSEN ZU INNERFAMILIALER ARBEITSTEILUNG, BILDUNG, LEBENSFORMEN UND WOHNEN (u. a. Binder, Marion/Wagner, Gert:...

Using a linked employer-employee dataset and taking the perspective of individuals rather than firms, this paper analyzes some effects of joining start-ups. We show that entrants in new firms differ from those joining incumbent firms, and we use a matching approach to compare a group of...

Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasi-parity codetermination at company level has held up remarkably well. We recount the theoretical arguments for and against codetermination and survey the empirical evidence on the effects of the institution, tracing...

Trotz seiner geringen Attraktivität für andere Länder hat sich das deutsche System der quasi-paritätischen Unternehmensmitbestimmung als bemerkenswert stabil erwiesen. Wir erörtern die theoretischen Argumente für und gegen Mitbestimmung und bieten einen Überblick über die empirische...

Despite its lack of attractiveness to other countries, the German system of quasiparity codetermination at company level has held up remarkably well. We recount the theoretical arguments for and against codetermination and survey the empirical evidence on the effects of the institution, tracing...

Theory suggests that firms confront a hold-up problem in dealing with workplace unionism: unions will appropriate a portion of the quasi-rents stemming from long-lived capital. As a result, firms may be expected to limit their exposure to rent-seeking by reducing investments. The U.S. evidence...