We introduce collective bargaining in a static framework where the firm and its risk-neutralemployees negotiate over wages in a non-binding contract setting. Our main result is theequivalence between the non-binding collective equilibrium wage-employment contract andthe equilibrium contract...

There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want tocompensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort.Such fairness considerations have been introduced in political economy and optimal incometax models with a...