TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hirsch, Boris
AU  - Schank, Thorsten
AU  - Schnabel, Claus
        TI  - Works Councils and Separations: Voice, Monopoly, and Insurance Effects
        PY  - 2009/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4126
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp4126
        AB  - Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is associated with a lower separation rate to employment, in particular for men and workers with low tenure. While works council monopoly effects show up in all specifications, clear voice effects are only visible for low tenured workers. Works councils also reduce separations to non-employment, and this impact is more pronounced for men. Insurance effects only show up for workers with tenure of more than one year. Our results indicate that works councils primarily represent the interests of a specific clientele.
        KW  - duration models
KW  - works council
KW  - separations
KW  - collective voice
KW  - Germany
        ER  -