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The effect of firm-level contracts on the structure of wages : evidence from matched employer-employee data

Card, David E. (contributor); Rica, Sara de la (contributor) - 2004

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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Unions and wage inequality : the roles of gender, skill and public sector employment

Card, David E.; Lemieux, Thomas; Riddell, William Craig - 2018

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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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...

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Wage flexibility under sectoral bargaining

Card, David E.; Cardoso, Ana Rute - 2021

collective bargaining agreements, to study the interactions between wage floors and wage cushions and quantify the impact of …

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Hours of work and gender identity : does part-time work make the family happier?

Booth, Alison L. (contributor); Ours, Jan C. van (contributor) - 2005

Taking into account inter-dependence within the family, we investigate the relationship between part-time work and happiness. We use panel data from the new Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia Survey. Our analysis indicates that part-time women are more satisfied with working hours...

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Part-time jobs : what women want?

Booth, Alison L.; Ours, Jan C. van - 2010

Part-time jobs are popular among partnered women in many countries. In the Netherlands the majority of partnered working women have a part-time job. Our paper investigates, from a supply-side perspective, if the current situation of abundant part-time work in the Netherlands is likely to be a...

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