Is the Erosion Thesis Overblown? Alignment from Without in Germany

Addison, J.; Teixeira, P.; Evers, K.; Bellmann, L.

doi:10.1111/irel.12144

Is the Erosion Thesis Overblown? Alignment from Without in Germany

Addison, J.; Teixeira, P.; Evers, K.; Bellmann, L.

Authors

Professor John Addison john.addison@durham.ac.uk
Professor

P. Teixeira

K. Evers

L. Bellmann

Abstract

It is sometimes alleged that collective bargaining coverage in Germany is understated because uncovered firms “orient” themselves toward sectoral agreements. In fact, although orientation has grown as sectoral bargaining has declined, their joint frequency has fallen. Further, where orientation occurs at firms that leave a sectoral agreement, it provides only partial compensation. The small deficits involved, in conjunction with some indirect evidence on joiners, suggest some modest attenuation of the undoubted decline in collective bargaining.

Citation

Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Evers, K., & Bellmann, L. (2016). Is the Erosion Thesis Overblown? Alignment from Without in Germany. Industrial Relations, 55(3), 415-443. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12144

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 21, 2015
Online Publication Date	Jun 1, 2016
Publication Date	Jul 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Apr 21, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Jun 1, 2018
Journal	Industrial Relations
Print ISSN	0019-8676
Electronic ISSN	1468-232X
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	55
Issue	3
Pages	415-443
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12144
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1430916

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Evers, K. & Bellmann, L. (2016). Is the Erosion Thesis Overblown? Alignment from Without in Germany. Industrial Relations 55(3): 415-443, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12144. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.