In this paper we consider a standard policy game between the Government and a union. In such a framework, we first … difficult to implement corporatism, although it generally increases social welfare, since it often reduces the union’s utility …. In particular, we show that a micro-founded union will never find it profitable to co- operate with the Government …

indicate that the original results are not very robust and the relationship between government size and output volatility is …

or reduce many of the coercive elements of government. …

standard policy game between the government and a monopoly union. We stress the shortcomings of the traditional way used to … welfare, since it often reduces the union’s utility. In particular, we show that an inflation-neutral union will never find it … profitable to cooperate with the government, unless side-payments are considered. The study of this issue is however beyond the …

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