We derive the sub-game perfect Nash equilibria for the foreign direct investment (FDI) game played between two unionised firms. Among other results, we show that FDI is less likely, ceteris paribus, the greater is union bargaining power, the stronger the weight the union attaches to wages, and...

In oligopolistic industries that are unionised and may be affected by offshoring, falling offshoring costs have a moderating effect on trade unions. They will accept lower sector wages in order to discourage mobile forms from leaving the country. Since such wages are independent of the workers'...

An interesting finding of recent research is that strategic considerations and collective bargaining structures often influence foreign direct investment. In this paper, I argue that union support for the decentralisation of collective bargaining may be an optimal response to the growing global...

This paper develops a game where the government pursues an optimal monetary policy, monopolistic trade unions set nominal wages, and firms (domestic and multinationals) choose the levels of employment and output in the economy. Employment, output, and nominal wages are affected by the nominal...

This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on home wages by using a model assuming that two complementary intermediate goods are combined into a final product by an international/domestic division of labour. We find that FDI triggers higher (lower) home wages in the case...

This paper examines the preferences of a foreign firm and awelfare-maximizing host country government over two modes of foreigndirect investment (FDI): de novo entry by the foreign firm andacquisition of the domestic incumbent. Two crucial features of the modelare the presence of network...

We consider the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialised inputs. Factor price considerations dictate that firms acquire the intermediate abroad, by either producing it in a wholly owned subsidiary or outsourcing it to a...

Abstract We consider the make-or-buy decision of oligopolistic firms in an industry in which final good production requires specialized inputs. Factor price considerations dictate that firms acquire the intermediate abroad, by either producing it in a wholly owned subsidiary or outsourcing it to...