The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils

Claus Schnabel; Joachim Wagner; John T. Addison

The course of research into the economic consequences of German works councils

Claus Schnabel
, Joachim Wagner
, John T. Addison

Publikation: Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere und Berichte › Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere

Abstract

In a survey published in this Journal, Frege (2002) evaluates research on the German works council from the perspective of several disciplines, including economics. Ultimately, she concludes that economic analysis of the works council has reached a "dead end". The present treatment offers a very different conclusion based on a more encompassing review of the evidence...

Originalsprache	Englisch
Erscheinungsort	Lüneburg
Verlag	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg
Seitenumfang	284
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 2003

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