TY - RPRT AU - Pfeifer, Christian TI - The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations PY - 2011/Apr/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 5672 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5672 AB - I use a question about works council relations from the 2006 wave of the IAB Establishment panel to analyze the heterogeneous effects of works councils on productivity, wages, and profits. The results indicate that the effects differ significantly between works council relationship types in a systematic pattern. The overall findings are in line with productivity-enhancing and rent-sharing functions of works councils. KW - industrial relations KW - firm performance KW - codetermination KW - works councils ER -