The Dynamic Effects of Works Councils on Labor Productivity: First Evidence from Panel Data

Steffen Müller and Jens Stegmaier
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No 14/2015, IWH Discussion Papers from Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Abstract: We estimate dynamic effects of works councils on labor productivity using newly available information from West German establishment panel data. Conditioning on plant fixed effects and control variables, we find negative productivity effects during the first five years after council introduction, but a steady and substantial increase in the councils' productivity effect thereafter. Given the frequently reported positive correlation between council existence and plant productivity, this finding supports causal interpretations.

Keywords: non-union worker representation; works council; labor productivity; dynamic effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 J53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Journal Article: The Dynamic Effects of Works Councils on Labour Productivity: First Evidence from Panel Data (2017)
Working Paper: The Dynamic Effects of Works Councils on Labor Productivity: First Evidence from Panel Data (2013)
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