incentives than “coordination.” Depending on the innovation outcome, workers' wage bill is maximized under “centralization” if …This paper examines how unionization structures that differ in the degree of wage centralization affect firms …' incentives to increase labor productivity. We distinguish three modes of unionization with increasing degree of centralization …

This paper examines how different unionisation structures affect firms' innovation incentives and industry employment …: 'Decentralisation' carries higher investment incentives than 'coordination'. Labour market policy can spur innovation by decentralising …

We develop a model of strategic networks in order to analyze how trade unions will affect the stability and efficiency … is not true. Strong stability even reinforces this conflict. However, once unions settle wages such conflict disappears …

China. This paper highlights the innovation strategies of mixed duopoly with a (semi-) public firm and another private firm …, and the effects of mixed oligopoly on innovation are captured. Firstly, the (semi-) public firm innovates more and … produces more than the private firm. Secondly, the degree of the public ownership stimulates the output and innovation. Finally …

, We show that, in presence of licensing, the incentive for innovation may also be stronger under decentralized unions …. Unions have a clear preference for centralization only if productivity improvements are relatively small. …

We investigate what kind of competitive pressure induces existing firms to engage in more intensive innovation …

innovation. Innovation changes the status quo pay-off, and thereby affects the distribution of the gains from collusion. The … resulting innovation incentive is strictly smaller than in the competitive case. …