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Let's take bargaining models seriously : the decline in union power in Germany, 1992 - 2009
Hirsch, Boris; Schnabel, Claus - 2011
Building on the right-to-manage model of collective bargaining, this paper tries to infer union power from the observed …. -- trade union power ; wage bargaining ; labour share ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310697
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What do unions do in times of economic crisis? : evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
Ivlevs, Artjoms; Veliziotis, Michail - 2015
that unions were engaged in concession bargaining. Overall, our results challenge the common view that trade unions in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376316
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The economics of first-contract mediation
Dobbelaere, Sabien; Luttens, Roland Iwan - 2013
This paper provides an economic foundation for non-binding mediation to stimulate first collective bargaining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786453
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Wage determination and imperfect competition
Booth, Alison L. - 2014
A striking feature of the past few decades has been the development of wage-determination models that assume that labour markets are imperfectly competitive. This paper discusses two such models (trade unions and oligopsony), although there are many more. It also asks if imperfectly competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257588
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Impacts of unionization on quality and productivity : regression discontinuity evidence from nursing homes
Sojourner, Aaron J.; Frandsen, Brigham R.; Town, Robert J. - 2014
This paper studies the effects of nursing home unionization on numerous labor, establishment, and consumer outcomes using a regression discontinuity design. We find negative effects of unionization on staffing levels and no decline in care quality, suggesting positive labor productivity effects....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010364488
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The political economy of labor market regulation with R&D
Palokangas, Tapio K. - 2014
In this paper, I study the political rationale for labor market regulation. Oligopolists employ raw labor and human capital (i.e. key workers) for production and R&D. There are many jurisdictions, in each of which a self-interested policy maker can regulate/deregulate the local labor market. I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350356
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The impact of temporary agency work on trade union wage setting : a theoretical analysis
Beissinger, Thomas; Baudy, Philipp - 2015
Focusing on the cost-reducing motive behind the use of temporary agency employment, this paper aims at providing a better theoretical understanding of the effects of temporary agency work on the wage-setting process, trade unions' rents, firms' profits and employment. It is shown that trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472489
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Economic growth with political lobbying and wage bargaining
Palokangas, Tapio K. - 2009
workers are unionized and their wages depend on relative union bargaining power. If this power is high enough, then there is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003830196
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Risk aversion and trade union membership
Goerke, Laszlo (contributor); Pannenberg, Markus (contributor) - 2008
can affect the decision to join a trade union. Furthermore, a shift in risk attitudes can alter collective bargaining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003656917
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Gradual collective wage bargaining
Dobbelaere, Sabien; Luttens, Roland Iwan - 2016
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450764