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Article: The Persistent Decline in Unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004: What Can We Learn from a Decomposition Analysis?**/Der andauernde Rückgang der gewerkschaftlichen Mitgliederstärke in West- und Ostdeutschland, 1980-2004: Was können wir von einer Dekompositionsanalyse lernen?
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- Industrielle Beziehungen
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- April 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Rainer Hampp Verlag 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract - An empirical analysis of various waves of the ALLBUS social survey shows that union density fell substantially in western Germany from 1980 to 2004 and in eastern Germany from 1992 to 2004. Such a negative trend can be observed for men and women and for different groups of the workforce. Regression estimates indicate that the probability of union membership is related to a number of personal and occupational variables such as age, public sector employment and being a blue collar worker (significant in western Germany only). A decomposition analysis shows that differences in union density over time and between eastern and western Germany to a large degree cannot be explained by ...
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