%0 Report %1 mueller2015effects %A Müller, Steffen %A Stegmaier, Jens %C Halle (Saale) %D 2015 %K Arbeitsproduktivität Betriebsrat Wirkung dynamic_effects effects labour_productivity non-union_worker_representation works_councils %N 14 %T The Dynamic Effects of Works Councils on Labor Productivity: First Evidence from Panel Data %U http://www.iwh-halle.de/fileadmin/user_upload/publications/iwh_discussion_papers/14-15.pdf %X We estimate dynamic effects of works councils on labor productivity using newly available information from West German establishment panel data. Conditioning on plant fixed effects and control variables, we find negative productivity effects during the first five years after council introduction, but a steady and substantial increase in the councils’ productivity effect thereafter. Given the frequently reported positive correlation between council existence and plant productivity, this finding supports causal interpretations.

@techreport{mueller2015effects, abstract = {We estimate dynamic effects of works councils on labor productivity using newly available information from West German establishment panel data. Conditioning on plant fixed effects and control variables, we find negative productivity effects during the first five years after council introduction, but a steady and substantial increase in the councils’ productivity effect thereafter. Given the frequently reported positive correlation between council existence and plant productivity, this finding supports causal interpretations.}, added-at = {2017-01-24T16:00:23.000+0100}, address = {Halle (Saale)}, author = {Müller, Steffen and Stegmaier, Jens}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a6f69500fbb4ec641f98f91b73652f61/meneteqel}, institution = {Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)}, interhash = {e0f455ad33b959e31dcf8e6caf5c65d5}, intrahash = {a6f69500fbb4ec641f98f91b73652f61}, keywords = {Arbeitsproduktivität Betriebsrat Wirkung dynamic_effects effects labour_productivity non-union_worker_representation works_councils}, month = sep, number = 14, timestamp = {2017-10-12T10:38:05.000+0200}, title = {The Dynamic Effects of Works Councils on Labor Productivity: First Evidence from Panel Data}, type = {IWH Discussion Paper}, url = {http://www.iwh-halle.de/fileadmin/user_upload/publications/iwh_discussion_papers/14-15.pdf}, year = 2015 }