A matching model with labor/leisure choice and bargaining frictions is used to explain (i) differences in GDP per hour … is similar in both economies, the share of part-time work is larger. -- model of search and matching ; bargaining …

that unions were engaged in concession bargaining. Overall, our results challenge the common view that trade unions in the …

This paper presents an alternative implementation of firm-level collective wage bargaining, where bargaining proceeds … equilibrium is equivalent to the efficient bargaining outcome. In a dynamic framework with search frictions, we demonstrate that … gradual collective wage bargaining coincides with all-or-nothing bargaining when bargaining takes place in fictitious time …

We conduct multi-person one-shot ultimatum games that reflect important aspects of collective bargaining. In all …

and the level at which collective bargaining is conducted. Attention is also paid to the quality of industrial relations …. There is also some indication that collective bargaining at levels higher than the company can exacerbate strike activity … but this effect does not persist, possibly because of decentralization and the development of hybrid bargaining structures …

wage bargaining is more conducive to innovation - particularly product innovation - than competitive pay setting. We test … the theory with workplace data for Britain and Norway. Results are consistent with the theory: local union bargaining is … positively associated with product innovations in both countries. In Norway, local union bargaining is also positively associated …