Unions and employers' associations in Germany: A survey of their membership, density and bargaining coverage
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- Claus Schnabel, 2025. "Unions and employers’ associations in Germany: a survey of their membership, density and bargaining coverage," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 59(1), pages 1-16, December.
- Schnabel, Claus, 2025. "Unions and Employers' Associations in Germany: A Survey of Their Membership, Density and Bargaining Coverage," IZA Discussion Papers 17615, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
trade union; employers' association; collective bargaining; bargaining coverage; Germany;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
- J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation
- J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
- J58 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Public Policy
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