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No extension without representation? : evidence from a natural experiment in collective bargaining
Hijzen, Alexander; Martins, Pedro S. - 2016
In many countries, notably across Europe, collective bargaining coverage is enhanced by government-issued extensions that widen the reach of collective agreements beyond their signatory parties to all firms and workers in the same sector. This paper analyses the causal impact of such extensions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532434
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Unions and collective bargaining in the wake of the Great Recession
Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro; Vilares, Hugo - 2015
This paper provides the first definitive estimates of union density in Portugal, 2010-2012, using a unique dataset. The … determinants of union density at firm level are first modeled. Next, we draw upon a very recent study of the union wage premium to … provide summary estimates of the union wage gap for different ranges of union density. Since these estimates fully reflect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010502795
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Collective bargaining systems and macroeconomic and microeconomic flexibility : the quest for appropriate institutional forms in advanced economies
Addison, John T. - 2015
This paper addresses the design of the machinery of collective bargaining from the perspective of the needs of microeconomic and macroeconomic flexibility. In the former context, greater attention is given over to enterprise flexibility than external adjustment. In the latter context, close...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408196
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Worker representation
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2022
We define worker representation, identify the factors that determine demand for it among workers and employers, discuss difficulties in supplying worker representation, and reflect on the implications of worker representation for worker welfare and the behavior and performance of employers.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012805373
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Turning a "blind eye"? : compliance with minimum wage standards and employment
Garnero, Andrea; Lucifora, Claudio - 2021
Turning a "blind eye" to non-compliance with minimum wage standards is sometimes presented as a pragmatic way to accommodate higher wages while not harming employment opportunities for workers employed in marginal firms. In this paper, we model firms' wage and employment decisions, and show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550128
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Does labor protection increase support for immigration? : evidence from Switzerland
Bächli, Mirjam; Tsankova, Teodora - 2021
What affects native support for immigration? At a time of rising anti-immigration sentiments, this is a question raised by both academics and policy makers. We study the role of labor protection in shaping native preferences over migration policies. We look at Swiss national votes which took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012652730
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Minimum wage and collective bargaining reforms : a narrative database for advanced economies
Afonso, António; Jalles, João Tovar; Venter, Zoe - 2022
This paper presents and describes a new database of major minimum wage and collective bargaining reforms covering 26 advanced economies over the period 1970-2020. The main advantage of this dataset is the precise identification of the nature and date of major reforms, which is valuable in many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013176915
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Union membership and collective bargaining : trends and determinants
Schnabel, Claus - 2020
This survey shows that union membership and density as well as bargaining coverage have fallen in most countries and … the sectoral structure of the economy and the composition of the workforce have played a role, their contribution to union … in various parts of the world poses a challenge to union recruitment. Union density and bargaining coverage are related …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240600
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Union membership and collective bargaining : trends and determinants
Schnabel, Claus - 2020
This survey shows that union membership and density as well as bargaining coverage have fallen in most countries and … the sectoral structure of the economy and the composition of the workforce have played a role, their contribution to union … in various parts of the world poses a challenge to union recruitment. Union density and bargaining coverage are related …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012243091
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Union membership and collective bargaining: trends and determinants
Schnabel, Claus - 2020
This survey shows that union membership and density as well as bargaining coverage have fallen in most countries and … the sectoral structure of the economy and the composition of the workforce have played a role, their contribution to union … in various parts of the world poses a challenge to union recruitment. Union density and bargaining coverage are related …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012249187