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period and firms react by choosing employment, and (ii) for the commitment equilibria where the union can precommit to the … entire (infinite) sequence of wages. We conclude that the speed of adjustment of employment, that is higher in the … employment and wages only in the no-commitment case, i.e., the higher the relevance of adjustment costs the higher the wage and …
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period and firms react by choosing employment, and (ii) for the commitment equilibria where the union can precommit to the … entire (infinite) sequence of wages. We conclude that the speed of adjustment of employment, that is higher in the … employment and wages only in the no-commitment case, i.e., the higher the relevance of adjustment costs the higher the wage and …
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This paper analyzes the implications of bilateral bargaining over wages and employment between a producer and a union …. Wages and aggregate employment levels are set according to an efficient (Nash) bargaining agreement while the commodity … lower output and employment. Moreover, the induced nominal equilibrium wage is not always a monotonically increasing …
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We use data from top-level soccer to examine determinants of individual misbehaviour in team contests. Our estimates indicate a significant positive and non-linear relationship between a player's age and (relative) ability on the one hand and the tendency to misbehave on the other. These...
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Takeover speculation may hurt productivity because uncertainty and threat of job loss cause anxiety, distraction, and reduced collaboration and morale among employees. Using a large panel of OECD-headquartered firms, we show that firm productivity temporarily declines after announcements of...
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We show that productivity at both the firm and employee (i.e., analyst and inventor) level temporarily declines upon announcements of takeover rumors that do not materialize. Such speculative news may hurt productivity because uncertainty and threat of job loss cause anxiety, distraction, and...
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