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| Title: | | Co-determination and innovation  |
| Authors: | | Kraft, Kornelius Stank, Jörg Dewenter, Ralf |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA Discussion Papers 4487 |
| Abstract: | | This paper examines the effect of the German co-determination law of 1976 (MitbestG) on the innovative activity of German firms. Co-determination applies to firms with 2000 employees or more. Data from 1971-1976 and 1981-1990 on 148 firms are used to compare the number of patents granted to co-determined firms before and after the introduction of the law. Several control variables are applied and in particular, in order to avoid a possible bias from specific effects of firm size, we compare the co-determined firms with others before and after 1976. The results do not support the view that co-determination slows down technological progress and reduces innovativeness. |
| Subjects: | | Co-determination innovation patents |
| JEL: | | J5 L2 O3 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-2009102676 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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