We analyze the effect of outsourcing on union wages in a simple two-stage game between a firm and a union. In contrast to public perception the ease with which the firm can outsource parts of their production does not necessarily reduce the wage set by the union. Even in the simple model...

We analyze optimal labor contracts when the worker is inequity averse towards the employer. Welfare is maximized for an equal sharing rule of surplus between the worker and the firm. That is, profit sharing is optimal even if effort is contractible. If the firm can make a take-it-or leave-it...

In den letzten Jahrzehnten ist die kooperative Spieltheorie als Analyseinstrument, mit dessen Hilfe das Handeln von Wirtschaftssubjekten untersucht werden kann, immer wichtiger geworden. Tobias Hiller analysiert mit Hilfe der kooperativen Spieltheorie, wie Unternehmenshierarchien auf die...