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Strikes in France and the Netherlands : a comparison of labour market institutions
Butter, Frank A. G. den; Koppes, Silvie Y. - 2003
Strikes as a consequence of labour conflicts occur about 28 times as much in France as in the Netherlands. This paper … increases were relatively low as compared to productivity increases. Moreover it appears that the influence of strikes on wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334347
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Striking features of the Portuguese labor market
Greene, William H.; Martins, Ana Paula - 2002
´s willingness to participate in a strike. We develop and compare two signaling models of strikes: in one, firms are able to monitor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011512984
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The long-run effects of teacher strikes : evidence from Argentina
Jaume, David; Willén, Alexander - 2017
This is the first paper to estimate the effect of teacher strikes on student long-run educational attainment and labor … market outcomes. We exploit cross-cohort variation in the prevalence of teacher strikes within and across provinces in … Argentina in a difference-in-difference framework to examine how exposure to teacher strikes during primary school affects long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761079
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Strikes in France and the Netherlands; A Comparison of Labour Market Institutions
den Butter, Frank A.G.; Koppes, Silvie Y. - 2003
Strikes as a consequence of labour conflicts occur about 28 times as much in France as in the Netherlands. This paper … increases were relatively low as compared to productivity increases. Moreover it appears that the influence of strikes on wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324820
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The future of the French trade unions
Andolfatto, Dominique; Labbé, Dominique - In: Management Revue 23 (2012) 4, pp. 341-352
This article investigates the transformations of the French unionism and of the French system of industrial relations over the last years and their probable future. It shows: an evolution from a militant unionism to a professionalized trade unionist system; the decline of collective actions; the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332832
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Trade unions in an emerging economy: The case of South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Naidoo, Karmen; Yu, Derek - 2014
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement, followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since 1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation of the impact of trade unions, legislation, and institutions on labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343218
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Strikes, Employee Workplace Representation, Unionism, and Trust: Evidence from Cross-Country Data
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2017
representation on strikes, distinguishing in the first instance between works councils on the one hand and broadly equivalent trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653303
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The long-run effects of teacher strikes: Evidence from Argentina
Jaume, David; Willén, Alexander - 2017
This is the first paper to estimate the effect of teacher strikes on student long-run educational attainment and labor … market outcomes. We exploit cross-cohort variation in the prevalence of teacher strikes within and across provinces in … Argentina in a difference-in-difference framework to examine how exposure to teacher strikes during primary school affects long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011818729
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Workers made idle by company strikes and the British disease
Hart, Robert A. - 2009
The strikes' literature is dominated by the causes and effects of strike action as they relate directly to strikers … examines the years 1960 to 1970, a critical period in Britain's postwar strikes' history. The mid-point of this decade marked … leadership in strikes incidence and industrial unrest. Workers made idle were an important symptom of the disease. In the study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269119
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Striking Features of the Labor Market
Greene, William H.; Martins, Ana P. - 2002
´s willingness to participate in a strike. We develop and compare two signaling models of strikes: in one, firms are able to monitor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496031