The authors provide a comprehensive overview of codetermination, that is, worker
representation in firms' governance and management. The available micro evidence points …

We estimate the effects of worker voice on productivity, job quality, and separations. We
study the 1991 introduction of a right to worker representation on boards or advisory …

Purpose This paper examines the relationship between employee involvement in decision-
making (in particular codetermination) and corporate social responsibility, ie extra-financial …

This study investigates how the European Union (EU) Directive (2014/95) on Non-Financial
Reporting and employee representation within the board affects the extent and quality of …

This paper brings together the modern research on employer power and employee power
by empirically examining the effects of unionization on worker earnings, employment, and …

Why aren't workplaces better designed for women? We show that changing the priorities of
those who set workplace policies can create female-friendly jobs. Starting in 2015, Brazil's …

This chapter reviews the literature on board-level worker representation (BLWR). BLWR
refers to workers' legally sanctioned rights to take part in the decisions of their employers' …

How does collective bargaining affect the broader wage structure? How are such spillovers
transmitted? I present a model where firms with wage-setting power that are not covered by …

How does codetermination entitling workers to participate in firm governance, either through
membership on company boards or the formation of works councils-affect worker welfare …

In this paper, we assess the recent economics literature on collective bargaining. Despite a
declining trend in the OECD in coverage and especially union membership, a large share of …