Firm wage premia, industrial relations, and rent sharing in Germany

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The authors use three distinct methods to investigate the influence of industrial relations on firm wage premia in Germany. First, ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions for the firm effects from a two-way fixed-effects decomposition of workers’ wages reveal that average premia are larger in firms bound by collective agreements and in firms with a works council, holding constant firm performance. Next, recentered influence function (RIF) regressions show that premia are less dispersed among covered firms but more dispersed among firms with a works council. Finally, in an Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, the authors find that decreasing bargaining coverage is the only factor they consider that contributes to the marked rise in premia dispersion over time.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftIndustrial and Labor Relations Review
Jahrgang73
Ausgabenummer5
Seiten (von - bis)1119-1146
Anzahl der Seiten28
ISSN0019-7939
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.10.2020

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