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The political economy of collective bargaining

Palokangas, Tapio - 2002

-earners and profit-earners lobby the government for taxation and labour market regulation, and labour market legislation must be … regulation in the labour market. In such a case, the political equilibrium is characterized by strong union power and right …

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Strikes, employee workplace representation, unionism, and industrial relations quality in European establishments

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2018

Using cross-country data, this paper investigates the relationship between workplace representation and strikes. Works councils are associated with reduced strike activity. However, where union members make up a majority of works councillors, such union-dominated councils experience greater...

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The impact of digital technologies on worker tasks : do labor policies matter?

Almeida, Rita; Corseuil, Carlos H. L.; Poole, Jennifer P. - 2017

Between 1999 and 2006, Brazilian cities experienced strong growth in the provision of internet services, driven in part by the privatization of the telecommunications industry. A main concern of policymakers is that digital technology replaces routine, manual tasks, displacing lower-skilled...

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The quantification of structural reforms : extending the framework to emerging market economies

Égert, Balázs - 2018

. More competition-friendly regulations, as measured by the OECDs' Product Market Regulation (PMR) indicator improve economic … businesses boost the capital stock and the employment rate. No robust link between labour market regulation and MFP and capital … deepening could be established. But looser labour market regulation is found to go hand in hand with higher employment rates …

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The quantification of structural reforms in OECD countries : a new framework

Égert, Balázs; Gál, Peter - 2017

observed changes in policies, the paper finds that product market regulation has the largest overall single policy impact five … market regulation. The paper also shows that policy impacts can differ at different horizons. The overall long-term effects …

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Labor market policy : a comparative view on the costs and benefits of labor market flexibility

Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2010

I review theories and evidence on labor market policies and institutions in an international context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection laws, unemployment insurance (UI), mandated parental leave, and active labor market policies. Scandinavia and Central...

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Unemployment in the United States and in Europe : a contrast and the reasons

Solow, Robert - 2000

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Investment in OECD countries : a primer

Égert, Balázs - 2021

Aggregate business investment is a major driver of long-term economic growth. It has been weak in many advanced economies over the last decade, partly due to cyclical demand-side effects. Nevertheless, a number of structural factors and policies interact with and have an effect on business...

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The quantification of structural reforms : taking stock of the results for OECD and non-OECD countries

Égert, Balázs - 2020

This paper summarises earlier OECD work aimed at quantifying the impact of structural reforms on economic outcomes. It overviews i.) insights obtained for the linear relationships linking policies and economic outcomes (including multi-factor productivity, capital deepening and employment) for...

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Regulation, institutions and aggregate investment : new evidence from OECD countries

Égert, Balázs - 2017

and labour market regulation on the capital stock. Several alternative testing methods show that the negative influence of … product and labour market regulation is considerably stronger at higher levels. The paper uncovers important policy …

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