Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263675 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15459
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using panel data from 1985 to 2019, we provide the first comprehensive investigation of the relationship between trade union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed effects estimates indicate an insignificant relationship. This is also true if we incorporate information on collective bargaining coverage or the existence of works councils in subsamples for which this data is available. To address the endogeneity of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different estimation models, we investigate whether the effects vary by gender, age, birth year, and employment status.
Subjects: 
sorting
job satisfaction
instrumental variable
German socio-economic panel
exit-voice framework
trade union membership
JEL: 
I31
J28
J51
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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