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SUMMARY:Simon Jaeger - Massachussets Institute of Technology
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>Worker Representatives</p><p>Abstract:</p><p style="text-align: justify;
 ">We study the selection of worker representatives and how representation a
 ffects worker outcomes. We focus on German works councilors---shop-floor re
 presentatives elected from the workforce. We paint a comprehensive picture 
 of representatives’ characteristics spanning a period of more than forty ye
 ars, combining rich administrative panel and representative survey data. Co
 ntrary to other domains of power where blue-collar workers are often underr
 epresented, we document that blue-collar workers have been close to proport
 ionally represented among works councilors for the past four decades with a
  shrinking representation gap over time. Worker representatives are positiv
 ely selected in terms of &nbsp;earnings and person-fixed effects. They tend
  to have more extroverted, more open, and less neurotic personalities, show
  greater interest in politics, and lean left politically, compared to the p
 opulations they represent. Drawing on event study designs around scheduled 
 works council elections, as well as an instrumental variables strategy buil
 ding on representatives retiring, we study the effects of blue-collar repre
 sentation on worker outcomes. We find that electing blue-collar representat
 ives protects workers from involuntary layoffs and mildly compresses wages.
  Our results support the hypothesis that blue-collar representatives place 
 greater emphasis on job security, in line with higher worries about layoffs
  and risk of unemployment faced by blue-collar workers.</p>
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