The reform of the German Works Constitution Act: A critical assessment

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Since 1920, the thrust of German law on workplace codetermination has changed on a number of occasions. We describe the latest swing of the legislative pendulum—favoring works council formation and competence—and evaluate the case for it. We provide new information on the extent of works councils before reviewing the evidence on their economic effects, focusing on some new results from matched-plant data. If the former evidence points to a codetermination deficit, this shortfall does not appear to have negative consequences for workplace productivity, profitability, and employment.
Original languageEnglish
JournalIndustrial Relations
Volume43
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)392-420
Number of pages29
ISSN0019-8676
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 04.2004

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