Works councils and employment growth in German establishments
利用德国制造业企业数据，研究发现工会对就业增长有正向作用，表明工会的促进绩效的发言角色压倒了垄断角色，且工会在企业面临长期危机时更可能被设立以保护工人的准租金。
Using data from German manufacturing establishments, this article examines the relationship between works councils and employment growth. Taking the endogeneity of councils into account, the estimates show a positive growth effect of works councils. This suggests that the performance-enhancing voice role of German works councils dominates their monopoly role. Moreover, the findings of this study support the hypothesis that workers are more likely to implement a council to protect their quasi-rents when the establishment is facing a long-term crisis. Copyright The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved., Oxford University Press.