Schnabel C, Wagner J (2005)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Volume: 3
Pages Range: 1-24
An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey shows that union density fell substantially in West Germany from 1980 to 2000. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and women and for different groups of the workforce. Repeated crosssectional analyses suggest that a number of personal, occupational and attitudinal variables such as sex, occupational status, firm size and political orientation play a role in the unionization process, although the influence of many variables is not robust over time. While the results are consistent with cost-benefit considerations on the sides of employees and unions, individualization theory and social custom theory is not consistently supported by our estimations.
APA:
Schnabel, C., & Wagner, J. (2005). Determinants of trade union membership in West Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980-2000. Socio-Economic Review, 3, 1-24.
MLA:
Schnabel, Claus, and Joachim Wagner. "Determinants of trade union membership in West Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980-2000." Socio-Economic Review 3 (2005): 1-24.
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