This working paper provides an overview of government and trade union responses to the economic crisis in the financial sector. It provides a comparative presentation of trade union and government responses to the crisis with particular emphasis on the country-specific conditions and practices...

This paper examines whether labor unions affect the bank performance during recently financial crisis. The empirical evidence from 228 largest banks around the globe indicate that the buy-and-hold returns of unionized banks are higher and the default probabilities are lower during the crisis...

Front cover -- Inside front cover -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright information -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Beyond neoliberalism? -- PART I Public Investment and wages: Leading recovery -- Frank Hoffer / Don't waste the crisis: The case for...