to study the effects of collective bargaining coverage on earnings using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 … empirical analysis further suggests that, on net, unions have an equalizing effect on the distribution of wages. …

accounting approach and the standard labor economics approach are compatible with distinct labor bargaining settings (right …-to-manage, efficient bargaining, labor hoarding) whereas the productivity approach hinges on the assumption of efficient bargaining. Across … comparable range. We interpret the latter finding as lending empirical support to efficient bargaining as the nature of the …

This paper studies how decentralization of wage bargaining from sector to firm-level influences wage levels and wage … decentralization. We find a wage premium associated with firm-level bargaining relative to sector-level bargaining, and that the return … to skills is higher under the more decentralized wage-setting systems. Using quantile regression, we also find that wages …

Empirical labor economists have resorted to estimating the responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay to …

Empirical labor economists have resorted to estimating the responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay to …

This paper studies how decentralization of wage bargaining from sector to firm-level influences wage levels and wage … decentralization. We find a wage premium associated with firm-level bargaining relative to sector-level bargaining, and that the return … to skills is higher under the more decentralized wage-setting systems. Using quantile regression, we also find that wages …

responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay in order to assess the extent to which employers share rents with their …

responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay in order to assess the extent to which employers share rents with their …

accounting approach and the standard labor economics approach are compatible with distinct labor bargaining settings (right …-to-manage, efficient bargaining, labor hoarding) whereas the productivity approach hinges on the assumption of efficient bargaining. Across … comparable range. We interpret the latter finding as lending empirical support to efficient bargaining as the nature of the …

responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay in order to assess the extent to which employers share rents with their …