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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002525189
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509681
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949616
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Are estimates of non-standard employment wage penalties robust to different wage measures? : the case of zero hours contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2020
A range of evidence suggests that non-standard jobs, including fixed-term and other temporary jobs such as casual jobs, pay lower wages than more standard, permanent jobs, even after controlling for differences in worker and job characteristics. A recent literature suggests this is also the case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257785
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Zero hours contracts and their growth
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2019
This paper studies the prevalence and nature of zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) in the UK labour market. The headline count of ZHC workers based on the Labour Force Survey has long underestimated and continues to underestimate the number of workers in ZHC or ZHC-like jobs. ZHC jobs and workers are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001423
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Is precarious employment bad for worker health? : the case of zero hours contracts in the UK
Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan - 2020
The increasing numbers of workers in employment with little to no job security, so-called precarious employment, has led to a range of concerns over worker outcomes. A particular focus is the effect of instability on health in general, and particularly, mental health. We provide new evidence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199355