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Lennart Eckle

Economist for collective bargaining policy and labor relations

Tel: +49 221 4981-535 Mail: eckle@iwkoeln.de Lennart Eckle

At the IW since 2022
Bachelor's degree in social sciences from the University of Cologne
Master's degree in political science from the University of Cologne
Main areas of research: collective bargaining autonomy, labor disputes, trade unions, statutory minimum wage
Member of the Collective Bargaining Autonomy Research Center

Thematic clusters

Labour Economics and Collective Bargaining Policy

IW Publications

Eckle, Lennart / Schröder, Christoph, 2026, Der Mindestlohn als Mittel gegen Einkommensarmut, in: IW-Trends, 53. Jg., Nr. 1, S. 3-26
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Eckle, Lennart, 2025, Gewerkschaftlicher Organisationsgrad im europäischen Vergleich. Eine Analyse auf Grundlage des European Social Survey 2023, in: IW-Trends, 52. Jg., S. 41-60
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Expertises

Lesch, Hagen / Eckle, Lennart / Vogel, Sandra, 2026, European Minimum Wage Directive and Strengthening Collective Bargaining Coverage, Commissioned Export Report by Gesamtmetall – Die Arbeitgeberverbände der Metall- und Elektro-Industrie, Cologne
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More from Lennart Eckle

Expertise 25. August 2026 Hagen Lesch / Lennart Eckle / Sandra Vogel

European Minimum Wage Directive and Strengthening Collective Bargaining Coverage

The EU Minimum Wage Directive recommends that EU Member States achieve a collective bargaining coverage of 80 per cent to ensure adequate minimum wages.

IW-Trends No. 1 28. March 2026 Lennart Eckle / Christoph Schröder

The Minimum Wage as a Means of Combating Income Poverty

Although raising Germany’s minimum wage to12 Euro in October 2022 had a noticeable effect on wage distribution, the effect on income poverty remained minimal.

IW-Trends No. 3 13. October 2025 Lennart Eckle

Comparing Trade Union Membership Rates across Europe

An analysis using data from the European Social Survey covering 14 European countries shows that net trade union membership in 2023 ranged from 5.6 per cent in Hungary to 72.3 per cent in Sweden.