The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
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The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils. / Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim; Addison, John T.
Lüneburg : Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2003. (Arbeitsbericht; Nr. 292).Publikation: Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere und Berichte › Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere
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T1 - The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
AU - Schnabel, Claus
AU - Wagner, Joachim
AU - Addison, John T.
N1 - Stand: September 2003
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In a survey published in this Journal, Frege (2002) evaluates research on the German works council from the perspective of several disciplines, including economics. Ultimately, she concludes that economic analysis of the works council has reached a "dead end". The present treatment offers a very different conclusion based on a more encompassing review of the evidence. It will identify three distinct phases in the economic analysis of codetermination at the workplace. This framework is key to understanding the progress that has been made in analysing the effect of works councils on firm performance, while highlighting some important measurement issues and diversity of finding. Given the recent vintage of much of the German research, it is inevitable that Frege considers studies from just the first two phases. Rather interestingly, it is the neglected third phase of research that contains some of the most favourable evaluations to date of works council impact.
AB - In a survey published in this Journal, Frege (2002) evaluates research on the German works council from the perspective of several disciplines, including economics. Ultimately, she concludes that economic analysis of the works council has reached a "dead end". The present treatment offers a very different conclusion based on a more encompassing review of the evidence. It will identify three distinct phases in the economic analysis of codetermination at the workplace. This framework is key to understanding the progress that has been made in analysing the effect of works councils on firm performance, while highlighting some important measurement issues and diversity of finding. Given the recent vintage of much of the German research, it is inevitable that Frege considers studies from just the first two phases. Rather interestingly, it is the neglected third phase of research that contains some of the most favourable evaluations to date of works council impact.
KW - Economics
KW - Betriebsrat
M3 - Working papers
T3 - Arbeitsbericht
BT - The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils
PB - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg
CY - Lüneburg
ER -