Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/21445 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 495
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Although works councils are a core element of the German system of industrial relations, there is little reliable information on their incidence and coverage. This paper uses data from the nationally representative IAB establishment panel to fill this gap. We examine the frequency of works councils by establishment size and broad sector for eastern and western Germany, while at the same time charting the determinants of their presence. Furthermore, we identify newly established works councils and the circumstances of their formation. Finally, we discuss the consequences of our findings for economic analysis of the institution and for public policy.
Subjects: 
works councils
Works Constitution Act
Germany
JEL: 
J50
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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