Works councils and employment growth in German establishments

Using data from German manufacturing establishments, this article examines the relationship between works councils and employment growth. Taking the endogeneity of councils into account, the estimates show a positive growth effect of works councils. This suggests that the performance-enhancing voice...

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Volume:	34
Main Author:	Uwe Jirjahn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	OXFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 01.05.2010 OXFORD UNIV PRESS
published in:	Cambridge journal of economics Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 475 - 500
Data of publication:	20100501
ISSN:	0309-166X 1464-3545
EISSN:	1464-3545
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Work councils Employment Labor markets Workforce Subsidiary companies Collective bargaining Coefficients Wages Employee relations Empirical evidence Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences CONTRACTS MOBILITY BEHAVIOR J51 Works councils J53 PAY J23 Unions SHIFT Co-determination Employment JOB DESTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY EFFICIENCY
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Knowledge Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2010 Web of Science CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS