Do Unions and Works Councils really dampen the Gender Pay Gap? Discordant Evidence from Germany
Oberfichtner M, Schnabel C, Töpfer M (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 196
Journal Issue: November
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109509
Abstract
Using a large employer–employee dataset, we provide new evidence on the relationship between the gender pay gap and industrial relations from within German workplaces. Controlling for unobserved workplace heterogeneity, we find no evidence that introducing or abandoning collective agreements or works councils affects the gender pay gap. This result holds at the mean and along the distribution, challenging the stylized fact that unions and works councils dampen the gender pay gap.
Authors with CRIS profile
Michael Oberfichtner
Claus Schnabel Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik Marina Bonaccolto-Töpfer Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik
Claus Schnabel Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik Marina Bonaccolto-Töpfer Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik
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Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Oberfichtner, M., Schnabel, C., & Töpfer, M. (2020). Do Unions and Works Councils really dampen the Gender Pay Gap? Discordant Evidence from Germany. Economics letters, 196(November). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109509
MLA:
Oberfichtner, Michael, Claus Schnabel, and Marina Töpfer. "Do Unions and Works Councils really dampen the Gender Pay Gap? Discordant Evidence from Germany." Economics letters 196.November (2020).
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