impact of commute time on job acceptance decisions. We also use the theory to calculate the bargaining power of workers which …A search model of the labor market is augmented to include commuting time to work. The theory posits that wages are … positively related to commute distance, by a factor itself depending negatively on the bargaining power of workers. Since not all …

models of intrafamily allocation, and then discusses the determinants of "bargaining power" in a world without taxes. It … argues that wage rates rather than earnings are determinants of bargaining power, and then argues that productivity in … household production is also a source of bargaining power. In the absence of human capital effects, joint taxation does not …

the model is that it can accommodate shocks to the skill composition in the market, employee bargaining power and … productivity. Further, when our model is subjected to skill-upgrading and changes in employee bargaining power, it is capable of … inequality. -- Income inequality ; two-sector search model ; bargaining power ; skill-biased technological change …

low bargaining power and fixed costs, small states face a severe disadvantage in negotiations with the rest of the world … and might benefit by forming a regional bloc. The study a) presents a general equilibrium model where bargaining power …

, indicating considerable ease of mobility, partial bargaining power, and inelastic demand. -- human trafficking ; two-way Nash …

with the coalitional structure that follows from unionization. -- collective bargaining ; union ; firm ; bargaining power …

This paper explores the sources of bargaining power in wage negotiations. In the standard analyses of wage bargaining … retain their negotiating positions, on which their bargaining power is based. In our analysis, by contrast, the firm can … the bargaining process itself. This approach leads to a new theory of wage determination. …

World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated – such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …

. We use probability theory to derive initial results, including both distribution-independent and distribution … power depend on the configuration of agreements and disagreements; (2) Independence of mind reduces wage inequality, and … cross-context mixtures will display a wide variety of shapes. -- Wage-setter ; power ; consensus ; independence of mind …