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No extension without representation? : evidence from a natural experiment in collective bargaining
Hijzen, Alexander; Martins, Pedro S. - 2016
In many countries, notably across Europe, collective bargaining coverage is enhanced by government-issued extensions …
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How representative are social partners in Europe? : the role of dissimilarity
Martinez-Matute, Marta; Martins, Pedro S. - 2022
Social partners (trade unions and employers' associations) and their representativeness can shape labour institutions and economic and social outcomes in many countries. In this paper, we argue that, when examining social partners' representativeness, it is important to consider both affiliation...
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What do employers' associations do?
Martins, Pedro S. - 2020
While trade unions have been studied in detail, there is virtually no economics research on employer associations (EAs), their counterparts in many countries. Here we argue that EAs are important economic agents as they provide sectoral public goods such as collective bargaining, training, and...
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The wage effects of employers' associations : a case study of the private schools sector
Martins, Pedro S. - 2023
Does employers' association (EA) membership affect wages? Such effects, positive or negative, could follow from increased productivity, employer collusion, or other channels. We analyse this question drawing on matched employer-employee panel data, including time-varying EA affiliation and...
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The micro-foundations of employment systems : an empirical case study of Britain and France
Amossé, Thomas; Bryson, Alex; Forth, John; Petit, Héloïse - 2023
Building on existing studies of national employment systems, we take a multi-dimensional approach to comparative employment relations where the national level remains meaningful but which emphasises within-country dynamics and heterogeneity. Analysing nationally representative workplace surveys...
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Corporate hierarchies under employee representation
Belloc, Filippo; Burdín, Gabriel; Landini, Fabio - 2020
This paper analyzes whether workplace employee representation (ER) affects the design of firm hierarchies. We rationalize the role of ER within a knowledge-based model of hierarchies, where the firm's choice of hierarchical layers depends on the trade-off between communication and knowledge...
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Is European entrepreneurship in crisis?
Naudé, Wim - 2016
to its euro and refugee crises, Europe is suffering from an entrepreneurship crisis. Entrepreneurs are increasingly older … crisis. Demographic changes and institutional shortcomings are thus at the core of the entrepreneurship crisis in Europe. …The European Commission has adopted an Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan as its answer to challenges brought by the …
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Union decline in Britain
Blanchflower, David G. (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper investigates the demise of unionisation in British private sector workplaces over the last quarter century. We show that dramatic union decline has occurred across all types of workplace. Although the union wage premium persists it is quite small in 2004. Negative union effects on...
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Workplace industrial relations in Britain, 1980 - 2004
Blanchflower, David G. (contributor);  … - 2006
There was a time before the first Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS80) in 1980 when what we knew of industrial relations was based primarily upon small scale surveys and case studies. WIRS80 marked a radical departure in the study of industrial relations for two reasons. First,...
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Workplace job satisfaction in Britain : evidence from linked employer-employee data
Haile, Getinet Astatike - 2009
This paper examines the determinants of job satisfaction in Britain using nationally representative linked employer-employee data (WERS2004) and alternative econometric techniques. It uses eight facets of job satisfaction for the purpose. As well as underscoring the importance of accounting for...
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