This paper proposes a model of workplace-specific unions that integrates two views of what unions do. One view holds that unions mainly engage in rent extraction. Another view holds that unions mainly engage in rent creation by providing agency services that increase workplace productivity. We...

This paper assesses the impact of product market competition on job instability as proxied by the use of fixed-term labor contracts. Using both worker data from the Spanish Labor Force Survey and firm data from the Spanish Business Strategies Survey, I show that job instability rises with...

This paper explores the concept of profit sharing as a prospective source of labour income. The paper suggests a paradigm shift: a synthesis of differing perspectives in wage formation to redefine the concept of labour income. The proposed arrangements attempt to conceptualise the productive...