Collective Bargaining Structure and its Determinants: An Empirical Analysis with British and German Establishment Data

Schnabel C, Zagelmeyer S, Kohaut S (2006)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2006

Journal

European Journal of Industrial Relations SAGE Publications (UK and US)

Publisher: SAGE Publications (UK and US)

Book Volume: 12

Pages Range: 165-188

Journal Issue: 2

Abstract

Using two nationally representative establishment data sets, this paper investigates collective bargaining coverage and firms' choice of governance structures for the employment relationship in Britain and in (western and eastern) Germany. Both countries have experienced a substantial decline in collective bargaining coverage in the last decades. While bargaining coverage is generally lower in Britain, single-employer bargaining is relatively more important in Britain, whereas multi-employer collective bargaining clearly dominates in Germany. Econometric analyses show that more or less the same set of variables play a statistically significant role in explaining the structure of collective bargaining in both countries. These include establishment size, establishment age, foreign ownership, public sector affiliation and being a branch plant.

Authors with CRIS profile

Claus Schnabel Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik

Involved external institutions

Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Schnabel, C., Zagelmeyer, S., & Kohaut, S. (2006). Collective Bargaining Structure and its Determinants: An Empirical Analysis with British and German Establishment Data. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 12(2), 165-188.

MLA:

Schnabel, Claus, Stefan Zagelmeyer, and Susanne Kohaut. "Collective Bargaining Structure and its Determinants: An Empirical Analysis with British and German Establishment Data." European Journal of Industrial Relations 12.2 (2006): 165-188.

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