ALLBUS-Bibliographie 25. Fassung, Stand - SSOAR

746 ALLBUS-Bibliographie (25. Fassung)
Schnabel, Claus und Wagner, Joachim, (2003). Trade Union Membership in Eastern
and Western Germany: Convergence or Divergence? Applied Economics Quaterly,
49: 213-232.
Abstract: "An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey
shows that the level and the structure of unionization has become more and more
similar in eastern and western Germany in the period 1992 to 2000. The originally
high level of union density in eastern Germany has dropped below that of western
Germany, and union membership has been falling steadily in both parts of the country
since 1992. Repeated cross-sectional analyses indicate that the factors influencing
individuals' probability of union membership have converged over time between
western and eastern Germany. After an assimilation period of about ten years the
same set of variables can be used to explain unionization in post-socialist eastern
Germany and in traditionally capitalist western Germany."
Aufgenommen: 22. Fassung, März 2008
Schnabel, Claus und Wagner, Joachim, (2005). Determinants of Trade Union Membership
in Western Germany: Evidence from Micro Data, 1980-2000. Socio-
Economic Review, 3: 1-24.
Abstract: "An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey
shows that union density fell substantially in West Germany from 1980 to 2000.
Such a negative trend can be observed for men and women and for different groups
of the workforce. Repeated cross-sectional analyses suggest that a number of personal,
occupational and attitudinal variables such as sex, occupational status, firm size
and political orientation play a role in the unionization process, although the influence
of many variables is not robust over time. While the results are consistent with
cost-benefit considerations on the sides of employees and unions, individualization
theory and social custom theory is not consistently supported by our estimations."
Aufgenommen: 21. Fassung, Dezember 2006
Schnabel, Claus und Wagner, Joachim, (2005). Who are the workers who never
joined a union? Empirical evidence from Germany. Discussion Papers, No. 37.
Abstract: "Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002
and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis
of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59
percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union.
Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly affected by their personal
characteristics (in particular age, education and status at work), their political
orientation and (to a lesser degree) their family background, and by broad location.