We examine how group-specific differences in reservation wage, arising due to asymmetries in social entitlements, impact on distribution via the joint determination of class conflict between workers and employers, and 'ethnic' conflict among workers. We model a two-dimensional contest, where two...

Immer mehr Berufsgruppen sehen sich durch die großen Gewerkschaften nicht genügend vertreten und gründen eigenständige Vereinigungen. Ist die Zeit der großen Kollektive und des traditionellen Prinzips der »Tarifeinheit im Betrieb« vorbei? Welche Folgen hat eine solche Fragmentierung für...

We examine how group-specific differences in reservation wage, arising due to asymmetries in social entitlements, impact on distribution via the joint determination of class conflict between workers and employers, and 'ethnic' conflict among workers. We model a two-dimensional contest, where two...

This paper investigates the demise of unionisation in British private sector workplaces over the last quarter century. We show that dramatic union decline has occurred across all types of workplace. Although the union wage premium persists it is quite small in 2004. Negative union effects on...