Is There a Union Wage Premium in Germany and Which Workers Benefit Most?

Using representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper finds a statistically significant union wage premium in Germany of almost three percent, which is not simply a collective bargaining premium. Given that the union membership fee is typically about one percent of worker...

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Main Authors: Marina Bonaccolto-Töpfer, Claus Schnabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Economies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/11/2/50