in negotiations with a trade union, the union can reduce its wage demands. Lower wages, ceteris paribus, raise profits …, while the increase in employment enhances the payoff of a wage-setting trade union. Therefore, both the firm and the trade … union can be better off in the presence of a collectively bargained CSR-objective than in its absence. Accordingly …

union to lower wages. This mitigates the positive impact on absence. Moreover, a union may oppose higher sick pay if it … reduces labour supply sufficiently. Better employee health tends to foster wage demands. If the union determines both wages …

union to lower wages. This mitigates the positive impact on absence. Moreover, a union may oppose higher sick pay if it … reduces labour supply sufficiently. Better employee health tends to foster wage demands. If the union determines both wages …

In the absence of closed-shops and discriminatory wage policies, union membership can be explained by the existence of … Great Britain, we find evidence for social custom effects in the determination of trade union membership in both countries … which restrict free-riding on union services. The impact of social custom effects tends to be independent of union density …

In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion … can affect the decision to join a trade union. Furthermore, a shift in risk attitudes can alter collective bargaining … significantly positive relationship between risk aversion and the likelihood of union membership. Additionally, we observe a …

union to lower wages. This mitigates the positive impact on absence. Moreover, a union may oppose higher sick pay if it … reduces labour supply sufficiently. Better employee health tends to foster wage demands. If the union determines both wages …

union to lower wages. This mitigates the positive impact on absence. Moreover, a union may oppose higher sick pay if it … reduces labour supply sufficiently. Better employee health tends to foster wage demands. If the union determines both wages …

If individuals join a trade union their utility should increase. Therefore, union members can be expected to exhibit … sometimes indicates that union members have lower job satisfaction, but overall suggests the absence of a robust correlation …. This survey discusses empirically relevant determinants of the relationship between trade union membership and job …

If individuals join a trade union their utility should increase. Therefore, union members can be expected to exhibit … sometimes indicates that union members have lower job satisfaction, but overall suggests the absence of a robust correlation …. This survey discusses empirically relevant determinants of the relationship between trade union membership and job …