A search model of the labor market is augmented to include commuting time to work. The theory posits that wages are positively related to commute distance, by a factor itself depending negatively on the bargaining power of workers. Since not all combinations of distance and wages are accepted,...

In most European countries, the prevailing terms of employment, including the nominal wage, can only be changed by mutual consent. I show that this feature implies that workers have a strategic advantage in the wage negotiations when they try to prevent a cut in nominal wages. If inflation is so...

National frameworks and the gender pay gap in Italy, Poland and the UK: comparing oranges with apples? / Hazel Conley, Alberto Mattei, Urszula Torbus, Joanna Nowakowska-Malusecka -- Decentralisation and the gender pay gap in the Italian context: case studies / Donata Favaro, Nicoletta Masiero,...

In most European countries, the prevailing terms of employment, including the nominal wage, can only be changed by mutual consent. I show that this feature implies that workers have a strategic advantage in the wage negotiations when they try to prevent a cut in nominal wages. If inflation is so...