Collective bargaining coverage, works councils and the new German minimum wage

verfasst von

Lutz Bellmann, Mario Bossler, Hans Dieter Gerner, Olaf Hübler

Abstract

This article assesses the role of the recent introduction of the minimum wage for collective bargaining coverage and works councils in Germany. The new minimum wage was initiated to strengthen German tariff autonomy, but effects on collective bargaining coverage are theoretically ambivalent. Using the IAB Establishment Panel, descriptive regressions show that firms covered by a collective bargaining contract are much less likely affected by the minimum wage. To construct a counterfactual for the group of affected establishments, the authors apply an entropy balancing procedure. Subsequent difference-in-differences estimates reveal a slight decline in collective bargaining participation, which falls short of statistical significance. Although the effect on opting into collective bargaining is even slightly positive, the authors observe a significant decrease in coverage through firms that exit collective agreements.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Externe Organisation(en)

IAB-Regional Berlin-Brandenburg
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Labour and Socio-Economic Research Centre (LASER)
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Economic and industrial democracy

Band

42

Seiten

269-288

Anzahl der Seiten

20

ISSN

0143-831X

Publikationsdatum

23.03.2018

Publikationsstatus

Elektronisch veröffentlicht (E-Pub)

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Betriebswirtschaft, Management und Rechnungswesen (insg.), Strategie und Management, Organisationslehre und Personalmanagement, Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 8 – Anständige Arbeitsbedingungen und wirtschaftliches Wachstum, SDG 9 – Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18762304 (Zugang: Geschlossen)
https://doi.org/10.15488/11607 (Zugang: Offen)