This paper explores the transformation of the German employment and industrial relations model from a political economy approach. Using the IAB Establishment Panel, the evolution of atypical employment and the coverage of the dual system of industrial relations is analysed in different groups of firms. Additionally, using a shift-share technique, we estimate the impact of the change in the employment structure on this process. The results reveal that once institutional constraints were relaxed, firms across the whole economy increased their use of flexible work and individualized the wage bargaining. Moreover, our findings suggest that structural change played a minor role in the process.

本文从政治经济学的角度探讨了德国就业和劳资关系模型的转变。使用IAB建立小组，分析了不同企业集团中非典型就业的演变以及劳资关系双重制度的覆盖面。此外，我们使用转移份额技术来估计就业结构变化对这一过程的影响。结果表明，一旦放松制度约束，整个经济中的公司就会增加对弹性工作的使用，并使工资谈判变得个性化。此外，我们的发现表明，结构变化在此过程中起着很小的作用。