through a task-assignment model, and wages are determined through multilateral bargaining over the surplus that accrues to the … workforce. Seniority affects wages through workplace output and relative bargaining power. These channels are separately … important. Seniority affects bargaining power but is unproductive. We reinterpret gender and firm-size effects in wages in light …

through a task-assignment model, and wages are determined through multi-lateral bargaining over the surplus that accrues to … the workforce. Seniority affects wages through workplace output and relative bargaining power. These channels are … production is important. Seniority affects bargaining power but is unproductive. We reinterpret gender and firm-size effects in …

the model is that it can accommodate shocks to the skill composition in the market, employee bargaining power and … productivity. Further, when our model is subjected to skill-upgrading and changes in employee bargaining power, it is capable of … inequality. -- Income inequality ; two-sector search model ; bargaining power ; skill-biased technological change …

We characterize the equilibrium of a search model with a continuum of job and worker types, wage bargaining, free entry …' bargaining power resolves this inefficiency. Unemployment benefits are a second best alternative to this policy. We establish …

positively related to commute distance, by a factor itself depending negatively on the bargaining power of workers. Since not all … impact of commute time on job acceptance decisions. We also use the theory to calculate the bargaining power of workers which … bargaining power of women with young children is essentially zero. -- Commuting ; search model ; simultaneous equations …

In theoretical trade models with variable markups and collective wage bargaining, export exposure may reduce the … are unique to the subsample of plants covered by collective bargaining. -- trade ; unions ; collective bargaining …

need for collective bargaining reform. Most countries affected by the euro debt crisis have two-tier bargaining structures … in which plant-level bargaining supplements national or industrywide (multi-employer) agreements, taking the pay …