The economic effects of works councils: channels and conditions. Using secondary data to test a new theoretical model

Jan Ekke Wigboldus*, Yolanda Grift, Annette van den Berg, J.C. Looise

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Abstract

German studies already have supported the existing positive economic effects of works councils, but failed to explain how these effects are produced. New case study based research from the Netherlands has provided a theory consisting of three channels to create economic impact, also including a set of necessary conditions. This article presents a secondary analysis of this theory with the use of a large data set. This quantitative analysis further supports the theory and contains
interesting nuances about how the channels work, in particular about the role of the availability of sufficient works council candidates at elections.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)535-565
Number of pages31
JournalEconomic and Industrial Democracy
Volume37
Issue number3
Early online date31 Oct 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2016

Keywords

  • Channels
  • Conditions
  • economic impact
  • works council
  • works council strategies

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