Works councils: sand or grease in the operation of German firms?

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Using a large panel data set we investigate whether works councils act as a sand or grease in the operation of German firms. Stochastic production frontier analysis indicates that establishments with and without a works council do not exhibit significant differences in efficiency.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLüneburg
PublisherInstitut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - 2002

    Research areas

  • Economics - works council, codetermination, production frontier analysis, Germany