TY - UNPB

T1 - Who are the workers who never joined a union?

T2 - empirical evidence from Germany

AU - Schnabel, Claus

AU - Wagner, Joachim

N1 - Literaturverz. S. 13 - 14

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals’ probability of never-membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics (in particular age, education and status at work), their political orientation and (to a lesser degree) their family background, and by broad location. In addition, occupational and workplace characteristics play a significant role. Most important in this regard is the presence of a union at the workplace.

AB - Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals’ probability of never-membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics (in particular age, education and status at work), their political orientation and (to a lesser degree) their family background, and by broad location. In addition, occupational and workplace characteristics play a significant role. Most important in this regard is the presence of a union at the workplace.

KW - Economics

M3 - Working papers

T3 - Working paper series in economics

BT - Who are the workers who never joined a union?

PB - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg

CY - Lüneburg

ER -