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practitioners that the combination of sectoral minimum rates and high coverage of collective bargaining can, at least for earnings … bargaining coverage are significantly associated with lower levels of (overall and inter-industry) wage inequalities and a …
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In Spain, as in several other European countries, sectoral bargaining agreements are automatically extended to cover … inequality for women. At the establishment level, we compare average wages under firm-level and sectoral bargaining, controlling …-specific contracting raises average wages, with a pattern of effects that tends to increase inequality relative to sectoral bargaining for …
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Turning a "blind eye" to non-compliance with minimum wage standards is sometimes presented as a pragmatic way to accommodate higher wages while not harming employment opportunities for workers employed in marginal firms. In this paper, we model firms' wage and employment decisions, and show that...
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collective bargaining agreements, to study the interactions between wage floors and wage cushions and quantify the impact of …
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countries and information from more than 1100 collective bargaining agreements. Results provide evidence for a neglected trade … also with more individuals actually paid below prevailing minima. Higher collective bargaining coverage can to some extent …
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This paper provides a comprehensive portrait of the level and compliance to sectoral minimum wages in Italy between 2008 and 2015. The results show that minimum wages in Italy are relatively high both in absolute terms and relative to the median wage. However, non-compliance rates are not...
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We examine the changing relationship between unionization and wage inequality in Canada and the United States. Our study is motivated by profound recent changes in the composition of the unionized workforce. Historically, union jobs were concentrated among low-skilled men in private sector...
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How do firm-level collective agreements affect firm performance in a multi-level bargaining system? Using detailed …
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In this paper, we exploit a panel of industry-level data in European countries to study the economic impact of national reductions in usual weekly working hours between 1995 and 2007. Our identification strategy relies on the five national reforms that took place over this period and on initial...
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