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'...

In oligopolistic industries, increased cost saving opportunities via offshoring have a moderating effect on trade unions. In order to discourage mobile firms from leaving the country, unions accept lower sector wages. In effect, the negotiated wage becomes independent of workers' bargaining...

Soll die Zahl der Arbeitslosen in Deutschland verringert werden, müssen die Arbeitskosten deutlich gesenkt werden. Doch die historisch gewachsene Einkommensverteilung lässt sich nicht antasten, ohne den sozialen Konsens zwischen Beziehern von Arbeitseinkommen und Beziehern von Kapitaleinkommen...