declining membership numbers, unions are able to raise wages substantially over the equivalent non-union wage. Unions in other …, are also able to raise wages by significant amounts. In countries where union wage settlements frequently spill over into …

findings are consistent with the impact of merger-induced monopsony power discussed in recent literature and offer important …

We study the effect of bank merger deregulation on market structure and wages in the banking industry. We show that … state deregulation of bank mergers and acquisitions increased the market share of large, multi-state banks and lowered wages …-market concentration, though its effect on wages was larger in states with lower initial levels of concentration. These findings suggest …

events. The levels of jobs and average wages in the firms are assessed after the merger events and analysis reveals that … while the first merger events experienced by firms led to growth in jobs and wages of just over 5 percent, the second merger … place between 1988 and 2001. Many firms in the sector underwent one merger event while several firms have undergone two …