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Strategic investment and international outsourcing in unionised oligopoly
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - 2010
particularly for the relatively less efficient firms. -- Outsourcing ; Unionisation ; Strategic Investment ; Trade Liberalisation …We critically consider the conventional belief that the attractiveness of international outsourcing lies in cheaper … labour costs overseas and that it offers a means to ‘escape’ the power of unions. We develop an oligopoly model in which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941026
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Economising, Strategising and the Decision to Outsource
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics Studies, University of Dundee - 2011
We study the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialised inputs. Firms’ mode of operation decision depends on both the incentive to economize on costs and on strategic considerations. We explore the strategic incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008914735
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'Make-or-Buy' in International Oligopoly and the Role of Competitive Pressure
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics Studies, University of Dundee - 2006
The aim of this paper is to make a first step towards studying the role of social expenditure and its interaction with corporate taxation in determining the destination of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. Using panel data for 18 OECD countries and measuring the extent of social welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001718
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OUTSOURCING VERSUS FDI IN OLIGOPOLY EQUILIBRIUM
Leahy, Dermot; Montagna, Catia - Department of Economics Studies, University of Dundee - 2008
wholly owned subsidiary or outsourcing it to a supplier who must make a relationship specific investment. Firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405129
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The impact of trade on employment, welfare, and income distribution in unionized general oligopolistic equilibrium
Egger, Hartmut; Etzel, Daniel - 2010
This paper sets up a general oligopolistic equilibrium model with unionized labor markets. By accounting for productivity differences, the model features profit and wage differentials across industries. We use this setting to study the impact of trade liberalization on employment, welfare, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003935376
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The impact of trade on employment, welfare, and income distribution in unionized general oligopolistic equilibrium
Egger, Hartmut; Etzel, Daniel - 2009
This paper sets up a general oligopolistic equilibrium model with unionized labor markets. By accounting for productivity differences, the model features profit and wage differentials across industries. We use this setting to study the impact of trade liberalization on employment, welfare, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923568
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Labor unions and the scale and scope of multi-product firms
Egger, Hartmut; Koch, Michael - 2011
This paper sets up a general oligopolistic equilibrium model with multi-product firms and union wage setting in a subset of industries. By claiming a wage premium, labor unions enforce a decline in firm scale and scope and thus dampen industrial output, with negative feedback effects on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008936230
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The Impact of Trade on Employment, Welfare, and Income Distribution in Unionized General Oligopolistic Equilibrium
Egger, Hartmut - 2010
This paper sets up a general oligopolistic equilibrium model with unionized labor markets. By accounting for productivity differences, the model features profit and wage differentials across industries. We use this setting to study the impact of trade liberalization on employment, welfare, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013149008
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Globalisation and union opposition to technological change
Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Meland, Frode; Straume, Odd Rune - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2005
We find that trade unions have a rational incentive to oppose the adoption of labour-saving technology when labour demand is inelastic and unions care much for employment relative to wages. Trade liberalisation typically increases trade union technology opposition. These conclusions are reached...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008918554
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Globalisation and union opposition to technological change
Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Meland, Frode; Straume, Odd Rune - Abteilung "Marktprozesse und Steuerung", … - 2003
We find that trade unions have a rational incentive to oppose the adaption of labour-saving technology when labour demand is inelastic and unions care much for employment relative to wages. Trade liberalisation typically increases trade union technology opposition. These conclusions are reached...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367883