Staff profile

He has held many visiting research appointments in Europe – most recently at the Institute for Higher Studies in Vienna and as Commerzbank Chair at the Technical University of Chemnitz – and currently holds several research fellowships in Europe and the United States. Addison has published widely in the major economics and specialty labour journals, including the Economic Journal, Journal of Business, Journal of Human Resources, Review of Economics & Statistics, Journal of Labor Economics, American Economic Review, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Labour Economics.

He is the author of a number of labour economics texts, including The Economic Analysis of Unions: New Approaches and Evidence (with Barry T. Hirsch), Job Displacement: Consequences and Implications for Policy, and, most recently, The Economics of Codetermination: Some Lessons from the German Experience. His immediate research interests are minimum wages, the erosion of collective bargaining in Germany and its consequences, high dimensional fixed effect wage regression models, and the analysis of female promotion and pay.

Mini Biography

John T. Addison is a labour economist who was educated at the London School of Economics (BSc, MSc, and PhD). After completing his studies at LSE, he was an economic adviser at the Office of Manpower Economics in London for a year before leaving to take up a lectureship in political economy at the University of Aberdeen, followed some years later by a professorship at the University of South Carolina where he became Hugh C. Lane Professor of Economic Theory.

• minimum wage
• the erosion of collective bargaining in Germany and its consequences
• high dimensional fixed effect wage regression models
• female promotion and pay

Authored book

• Innovation, Employment and Growth Policy Issues in the EU and the US
  Welfens, P., & Addison, J. (2009). Innovation, Employment and Growth Policy Issues in the EU and the US. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00631-9
• The Economics of Codetermination: Lessons from the German Experience.
  Addison, J. (2009). The Economics of Codetermination: Lessons from the German Experience. Palgrave Macmillan
• Recent Developments in Labour Economics
  Addison, J. (2007). Recent Developments in Labour Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing
• Labour Markets and Social Security.
  Addison, J., & Welfens, P. (2003). Labour Markets and Social Security. (2nd). Springer Verlag
• International Handbook of Trade Unions.
  Addison, J., & Schnabel, C. (2003). International Handbook of Trade Unions. Edward Elgar Publishing
• Globalization, Economic Growth and Innovation Dynamics.
  Welfens, P., Addison, J., Audretsch, D., Gries, T., & Grupp, H. (1999). Globalization, Economic Growth and Innovation Dynamics. Springer Verlag
• Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policy in OECD Countries.
  Welfens, P., Audretsch, D., Addison, J., & Grupp, H. (1998). Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policy in OECD Countries. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58796-2
• Labour markets and social security: wage costs, social security financing and labor market reforms in Europe and policy implications.
  Addison, J., & Welfens, P. (1998). Labour markets and social security: wage costs, social security financing and labor market reforms in Europe and policy implications. Springer Verlag
• Labour Markets in Europe: Issues of Harmonization and Regulation.
  Addison, J., & Stanley Siebert, W. (1997). Labour Markets in Europe: Issues of Harmonization and Regulation. The Dryden Press
• Job Displacement: Consequences and Implications for Policy.
  Addison, J. (1991). Job Displacement: Consequences and Implications for Policy. Wayne State University Press
• The Economic Analysis of Unions - New Approaches and Evidence.
  Addison, J., & Hirsch, B. (1986). The Economic Analysis of Unions - New Approaches and Evidence. George Allen and Unwin
• Trade Unions and Society: Some Lessons of the British Experience
  Addison, J., & Burton, J. (1984). Trade Unions and Society: Some Lessons of the British Experience. Fraser Institute
• The Market for Labor: An Analytical Treatment
  Addison, J., & Siebert, W. (1979). The Market for Labor: An Analytical Treatment. Goodyear/Prentice-Hall

Chapter in book

• Management Practices, Establishment Performance and Formal Worker Representation at the European Workplace
  Addison, J., & Teixeira, P. Management Practices, Establishment Performance and Formal Worker Representation at the European Workplace. . Emerald

Journal Article

• Worker Commitment and Establishment Performance in Europe
  Addison, J. T., & Teixeira, P. (online). Worker Commitment and Establishment Performance in Europe. Manchester School, 92(1), 40-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12455
• Performance and the Conjunction of Better Management Practices and Non-Union Workplace Representation
  Addison, J. T., Teixeira, P., & Bellmann, L. (online). Performance and the Conjunction of Better Management Practices and Non-Union Workplace Representation. Journal of Labor Research, 44, 1-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-023-09343-8
• The Reservation Wage Unemployment Duration Nexus.
  Addison, J., Machado, J., & Portugal, P. (online). The Reservation Wage Unemployment Duration Nexus. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2012.00717
• Job Satisfaction and Workplace Representation in Europe
  Addison, J., & Teixeira, P. (2025). Job Satisfaction and Workplace Representation in Europe. Manchester School, 93(2), 123-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12499
• Strike incidence and outcomes: New evidence from the 2019 ECS
  Addison, J. T., & Teixeira, P. (2024). Strike incidence and outcomes: New evidence from the 2019 ECS. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 30(2), 123-149. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596801231206979
• Union Membership Density and Wages: The Role of Worker, Firm, and Job-Title Heterogeneity
  Addison, J., Portugal, P., & Vilares, H. (2023). Union Membership Density and Wages: The Role of Worker, Firm, and Job-Title Heterogeneity. Journal of Econometrics, 233(2), 612-632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.12.002
• Works Council ‘Disaffection’ and Establishment Survivability
  Addison, J. T., Teixeira, P., Grunau, P., & Bellmann, L. (2023). Works Council ‘Disaffection’ and Establishment Survivability. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 70(1), 38-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12330
• What Do Workers Want? The Representation Gap at the EU Establishment as Perceived by Their Workplace Representatives
  Addison, J. T., & Teixeira, P. (2021). What Do Workers Want? The Representation Gap at the EU Establishment as Perceived by Their Workplace Representatives. Research in labor economics, 49, 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/s0147-912120210000049001
• Trust and Workplace Performance
  Addison, J., & Teixeira, P. (2020). Trust and Workplace Performance. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 58(4), 874-903. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12517
• Occupational Skill Mismatch: Differences by Gender and Cohort
  Addison, J., Chen, L., & Ozturk, O. D. (2020). Occupational Skill Mismatch: Differences by Gender and Cohort. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 73(3), 730-767. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793919873864
• Worker representation and temporary employment in Germany: The deployment and extent of fixed-term contracts and temporary agency work
  Addison, T., Teixeira, P., Grunau, P., & Bellmann, L. (2019). Worker representation and temporary employment in Germany: The deployment and extent of fixed-term contracts and temporary agency work. Journal of participation and employee ownership, 2(1), 24-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/jpeo-11-2017-0003
• Strikes, Employee Workplace Representation, Unionism, and Industrial Relations Quality in European Establishments
  Addison, J. T., & Teixeira, P. (2019). Strikes, Employee Workplace Representation, Unionism, and Industrial Relations Quality in European Establishments. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 159, 109-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.01.006
• Workplace Employee Representation and Industrial Relations Performance: New Evidence from the 2013 European Company Survey
  Addison, J., & Texeira, P. (2019). Workplace Employee Representation and Industrial Relations Performance: New Evidence from the 2013 European Company Survey. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 239(1), 111-154. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0146
• The Sources of Wage Variation and the Direction of Assortative Matching: Evidence from a Three-Way High-Dimensional Fixed effects Regression Model
  Torres, S., Portugal, P., Addison, J., & Guimarães, P. (2018). The Sources of Wage Variation and the Direction of Assortative Matching: Evidence from a Three-Way High-Dimensional Fixed effects Regression Model. Labour Economics, 54, 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2018.06.004
• The Occupational Feminization of Wages
  Addison, J., Ozturk, O., & Wang, S. (2018). The Occupational Feminization of Wages. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 7(1), 208-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793917708314
• Contract Innovation in Germany: An Economic Evaluation of Pacts for Employment and Competitiveness
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Evers, K., & Bellmann, L. (2017). Contract Innovation in Germany: An Economic Evaluation of Pacts for Employment and Competitiveness. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 55(3), 500-526. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12219
• Unions and Collective Bargaining in the Wake of the Great Recession: Evidence from Portugal
  Addison, J., Portugal, P., & Vilares, H. (2017). Unions and Collective Bargaining in the Wake of the Great Recession: Evidence from Portugal. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 55(3), 551-576. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12198
• The demise of a model? The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany
  Addison, J., Teixiera, P., Pahnke, A., & Bellman, L. (2017). The demise of a model? The state of collective bargaining and worker representation in Germany. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 38(2), 193-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x14559784
• The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: The Legacy of Myth and Measurement
  Addison, J. (2017). The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: The Legacy of Myth and Measurement. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 70(3), 814-818. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793917696309a
• Collective Bargaining and Innovation in Germany: A Case of Cooperative Industrial Relations?
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Evers, K., & Bellmann, L. (2017). Collective Bargaining and Innovation in Germany: A Case of Cooperative Industrial Relations?. Industrial Relations, 56(1), 73-121. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12165
• Collective bargaining systems and macroeconomic and microeconomic flexibility: the quest for appropriate institutional forms in advanced economies
  Addison, J. (2016). Collective bargaining systems and macroeconomic and microeconomic flexibility: the quest for appropriate institutional forms in advanced economies. IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 5(1), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40173-016-0075-8
• Is the Erosion Thesis Overblown? Alignment from Without in Germany
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Evers, K., & Bellmann, L. (2016). Is the Erosion Thesis Overblown? Alignment from Without in Germany. Industrial Relations, 55(3), 415-443. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12144
• On the Robustness of Minimum Wage Effects: Geographically-Disparate Trends and Job Growth Equations
  Addison, J., Blackburn, M., & Cotti, C. (2015). On the Robustness of Minimum Wage Effects: Geographically-Disparate Trends and Job Growth Equations. IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 4, Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40172-015-0039-z
• Declining Unions and the Coverage Wage Gap: Can German Unions Still Cut It?
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Stephani, J., & Bellmann, L. (2015). Declining Unions and the Coverage Wage Gap: Can German Unions Still Cut It?. Journal of Labor Research, 36(3), 301-317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-015-9209-9
• Atypical Jobs: Stepping Stones or Dead Ends? Evidence from the NLSY79
  Addison, J., Cotti, C., & Surfield, C. (2015). Atypical Jobs: Stepping Stones or Dead Ends? Evidence from the NLSY79. Manchester School, 83(1), 17-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12052
• Labour Demand Research: Towards a Better Match between Better Theory and Better Data
  Addison, J., Portugal, P., & Varejão, J. (2014). Labour Demand Research: Towards a Better Match between Better Theory and Better Data. Labour Economics, 30, 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2014.06.002
• The Role of Gender and Sector in Promotion and Pay Over a Career
  Addison, J., Ozturk, O., & Wang, S. (2014). The Role of Gender and Sector in Promotion and Pay Over a Career. Journal of Human Capital, 8(3), 280-317. https://doi.org/10.1086/677942
• The consequences of trade union power erosion
  Addison, J. (2014). The consequences of trade union power erosion. IZA world of labor, 2014, Article 68. https://doi.org/10.15185/izawol.68
• Job promotion in midcareer: gender, recession, and “crowding”
  Addison, J., Ozturk, O., & Wang, S. (2014). Job promotion in midcareer: gender, recession, and “crowding”. Monthly labor review, 2014, 1-24
• Indicative and Updated Estimates of the Collective Bargaining Premium in Germany
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Evers, K., & Bellmann, L. (2014). Indicative and Updated Estimates of the Collective Bargaining Premium in Germany. Industrial Relations, 53(1), 125-156. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12049
• The Reservation Wage Unemployment Duration Nexus
  Addison, J., Machado, J., & Portugal, P. (2013). The Reservation Wage Unemployment Duration Nexus. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 75(6), 980-987. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2012.00717.x
• Collective Agreement Status and Survivability: Change and Persistence in the German Model
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Bryson, A., & Pahnke, A. (2013). Collective Agreement Status and Survivability: Change and Persistence in the German Model. LABOUR, 27(3), 288-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12012
• Minimum wage increases in a recessionary environment
  Addison, J., Blackburn, M., & Cotti, C. (2013). Minimum wage increases in a recessionary environment. Labour Economics, 23, 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2013.02.004
• The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Great Britain and Germany.
  Addison, J., Teixeria, P., Bryson, A., Pahnke, A., & Bellmann, L. (2013). The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Great Britain and Germany. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 60(2), 182-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12007
• The Effect of Minimum Wages on Labour Market Outcomes: County-Level Estimates from the Restaurant-and-Bar Sector
  Addison, J., Blackburn, M., & Cotti, C. (2012). The Effect of Minimum Wages on Labour Market Outcomes: County-Level Estimates from the Restaurant-and-Bar Sector. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 50(3), 412-435. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00819.x
• Minimum Wages, Labor Market Institutions, and Female Employment: A Cross-Country Analysis.
  Addison, J., & Ozturk, O. (2012). Minimum Wages, Labor Market Institutions, and Female Employment: A Cross-Country Analysis. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 60(4), 779-809
• Worker Directors: A German Product that Did Not Export?
  Addison, J., & Schnabel, C. (2011). Worker Directors: A German Product that Did Not Export?. Industrial Relations, 52(2), 354-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232x.2011.00639.x
• A Research Note on the Determinants and Consequences of Outsourcing Using German Data.
  Addison, J., Bellmann, L., Pahnke, A., & Teixeira, P. (2011). A Research Note on the Determinants and Consequences of Outsourcing Using German Data. Journal for Labour Market Research, 44(3), 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-011-0079-1
• Slip Sliding Away: Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain.
  Addison, J., Bryson, A., Teixeira, P., & Pahnke, A. (2011). Slip Sliding Away: Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 58(4), 490-518. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2011.00556.x
• Unemployment Benefits and Reservation Wages: Key Elasticities from a Stripped-Down Job Search Approach.
  Addison, J., Centeno, M., & Portugal, P. (2010). Unemployment Benefits and Reservation Wages: Key Elasticities from a Stripped-Down Job Search Approach. Economica, 77(305), 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00725.x
• German Works Councils and the Anatomy of Wages.
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., & Zwick, T. (2010). German Works Councils and the Anatomy of Wages. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 63(2), 248-271
• Atypical Work and Employment Continuity
  Addison, J., & Surfield, C. (2009). Atypical Work and Employment Continuity. Industrial Relations, 48(4), 655-683. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232x.2009.00580.x
• Do Reservation Wages Really Decline: Some International Evidence on the Determinants of Reservation Wages.
  Addison, J., Centeno, M., & Portugal, P. (2009). Do Reservation Wages Really Decline: Some International Evidence on the Determinants of Reservation Wages. Journal of Labor Research, 30(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-008-9057-y
• Does Atypical Work Help the Jobless: Evidence from a CAEAS/CPS Cohort Analysis.
  Addison, J., & Surfield, C. (2009). Does Atypical Work Help the Jobless: Evidence from a CAEAS/CPS Cohort Analysis. Applied Economics, 41(9), 1077-1087. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601019232
• Are Good Industrial Relations Good for the Economy?
  Addison, J., & Teixeira, P. (2009). Are Good Industrial Relations Good for the Economy?. German Economic Review, 10(3), 253-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0475.2009.00461
• Do Minimum Wages Raise Employment? Evidence from the U.S. Retail Trade Sector.
  Addison, J., Blackburn, M., & Cotti, C. (2009). Do Minimum Wages Raise Employment? Evidence from the U.S. Retail Trade Sector. Labour Economics, 16(4), 397-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2008.12.007
• How Do Different Entitlements to Unemployment Benefits Affect the Transitions from Unemployment into Employment.
  Addison, J., & Portugal, P. (2008). How Do Different Entitlements to Unemployment Benefits Affect the Transitions from Unemployment into Employment. Economics Letters, 101(3), 206-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2008.08.020
• The Demand for Labor: An Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data from the German LIAB. Will the High Unskilled Worker Own-Wage Elasticity Please Stand Up?
  Addison, J., Bellmann, L., Schank, T., & Teixeira, P. (2008). The Demand for Labor: An Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data from the German LIAB. Will the High Unskilled Worker Own-Wage Elasticity Please Stand Up?. Journal of Labor Research, 29(2), 114-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-007-9026-x
• The Determinants of Performance Appraisal Systems: A Note (Do Brown and Heywood's Results for Australia Hold Up for Britain?)
  Addison, J., & Belfield, C. (2008). The Determinants of Performance Appraisal Systems: A Note (Do Brown and Heywood's Results for Australia Hold Up for Britain?). British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(3), 521-531. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00691.x
• Works Councils and Emplyment Growth: A Rejoinder.
  Addison, J., & Teixeira, P. (2008). Works Councils and Emplyment Growth: A Rejoinder
• Six Ways to Leave Unemployment.
  Addison, J., & Portugal, P. (2008). Six Ways to Leave Unemployment. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 55(4), 393-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2008.00459.x

Working Paper

• The Role of Gender in Promotion and Pay over a Career
  Addison, J., Ozturk, O., & Wang, S. (2014). The Role of Gender in Promotion and Pay over a Career
• Union decline and the coverage wage gap in Germany
  Addison, J., Teixeira, P., Stephani, J., & Bellmann, L. (2013). Union decline and the coverage wage gap in Germany