Determinants of trade union membership in Western Germany: evidence from micro data, 1980 - 2000
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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 cross-sectional 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.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Lüneburg |
Publisher | Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg |
Number of pages | 23 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
- Economics