This paper provides an economic foundation for non-binding mediation to stimulate first collective bargaining … agreements, as implemented in British Columbia since 1993. We show that the outcome of first-contract mediation is Pareto … profits under mediation coincide with the Owen values of the corresponding cooperative game with the coalitional structure …

This paper provides an economic foundation for non-binding mediation to stimulate first collective bargaining … agreements, as implemented in British Columbia since 1993. We show that the outcome of first-contract mediation is Pareto … profits under mediation coincide with the Owen values of the corresponding cooperative game with the coalitional structure …

To what extent is labour mobility in the European Union a threat to the strength of unions? We argue that the … workers, but no effect on union membership. Our results question important theories of unionization and are relevant for …

). This earnings advantage of union workers is known as the union wage premium. The premium differs by country, industry … empirical techniques are reviewed, and premium estimates by country/region are presented. An average union wage premium of 0 …

are embedded, may tip the balance in favor of a beneficial union effect. In the present paper, we assemble nationally …