bargaining in Germany. Based on a simple bargaining model we derive our main hypothesis: In establishments covered by collective … bargaining agreements works councils are more likely to be engaged in productivity enhancing activities and less engaged in rent …

bargaining in Germany. Based on a simple bargaining model we derive our main hypothesis: In establishments covered by collective … bargaining agreements works councils are more likely to be engaged in productivity enhancing activities and less engaged in rent …

bargaining in Germany. Based on a simple bargaining model we derive our main hypothesis: In establishments covered by collective … bargaining agreements works councils are more likely to be engaged in productivity enhancing activities and less engaged in rent …

This paper analyzes the influence of the structure of collective wage bargaining on direct investment abroad. A wage … negotiations model shows that high productive firms benefit from centralized bargaining and invest therefore less abroad than under … dezentralized bargaining. An empirical study uses firm level data from the "Hannoveraner Firmenpanels" in 1995 and 97. Firms with …

, union density at the workplace, if not the presence of collective bargaining, is directly associated with strike incidence. …

of considerable job losses and bankruptcy. -- Wage insurance ; linked employer-employee data ; collective bargaining …

This paper indicates that the extent of collective bargaining coverage in an industry may depend on the differences in … likely to decrease. We measure correlations between productivity variation and collective bargaining coverage in various … bargaining agreements may indeed be negatively correlated with the dispersion of plant productivity within an industry, while the …

measures. Overall, our discussion reveals some evidence that is consistent with reduced bargaining power in the wake of anti …

measures. Overall, our discussion reveals some evidence that is consistent with reduced bargaining power in the wake of anti …