TY - JOUR

T1 - Union Density and Determinations of Union Membership in 18 EU Countries

T2 - Evidence from Micro Data 2002/03

AU - Schnabel, Claus

AU - Wagner, Joachim

PY - 2007/1/1

Y1 - 2007/1/1

N2 - Using representative individual-level data from the first round of the European Social Survey fielded in 2002/03, this article provides an empirical analysis of unionisation in 18 countries of the EU. We show that union density varies considerably in Europe, ranging from 84 per cent in Denmark to 11 per cent in Portugal. Estimating identical models for each country, we find that individuals' probability of union membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics, their attitudes and the characteristics of their workplace, whereas social factors seem to play a minor role...

AB - Using representative individual-level data from the first round of the European Social Survey fielded in 2002/03, this article provides an empirical analysis of unionisation in 18 countries of the EU. We show that union density varies considerably in Europe, ranging from 84 per cent in Denmark to 11 per cent in Portugal. Estimating identical models for each country, we find that individuals' probability of union membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics, their attitudes and the characteristics of their workplace, whereas social factors seem to play a minor role...

KW - Economics

KW - Europäische Union

KW - Gewerkschaft

KW - Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung

KW - Gender and Diversity

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/eda24255-12e0-340c-8bb5-1f14c6c20193/

U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2007.00433.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2007.00433.x

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 38

SP - 5

EP - 32

JO - Industrial Relations Journal

JF - Industrial Relations Journal

SN - 0019-8692

IS - 1

ER -