Has the recast made a difference? An examination of the content of European Works Council agreements
利用近1100份欧洲劳资委员会协议数据，评估2009年修订指令对培训、员工反馈、工会参与等条款的实际影响，发现法律修订与学习效应共同作用，但主导因素因议题而异。
The 2009 recast of the European Works Council (EWC) directive introduced substantial revisions to provisions on training, reporting back to employees and trade union involvement, together with amendments to the definitions of information, consultation and transnational competence. We use data from almost 1100 EWC agreements to evaluate its effect. We find a combination of direct effects from the recast and a general learning effect in the negotiation and renegotiation of EWC agreements. Which is dominant, depends on the issue under examination. The impact of the law tends to accelerate the development of EWCs as an institution in process.