Works Councils – Sand or Grease in the Operation of German Firms?

Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel and Joachim Wagner (institut_vwl@leuphana.de)

No 648, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using a large panel data set we investigate whether works councils act as sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency.

Keywords: Germany; codetermination; works council; production frontier analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2002-11
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Published - published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2004, 11 (3), 159–161

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