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Trade Unions and Productivity: The German Evidence
Author(s) -
Schnabel Claus
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.1991.tb00225.x
Subject(s) - productivity , german , empirical evidence , dual (grammatical number) , labour economics , economics , empirical research , international trade , macroeconomics , art , philosophy , literature , archaeology , epistemology , history
This paper provides a brief review of the empirical evidence on union productivity effects in Germany. The influence of trade unions on productivity is the net effect of conflicting forces which can lead to higher or lower productivity. Although the German dual system of workers' representation via unions and works councils is quite favourable to the existence of productivity‐enhancing ‘voice’ effects, various empirical studies have not been able to detect significant positive net effects of these institutions on productivity.