In this paper we outline the economic rationale behind the virtual strike, and workers' incentives to use this … bargaining solution rather than resorting to standard strike. We show that, from a welfare perspective, a virtual strike always … dominates a standard strike and it would be most needed precisely when workers have weaker incentives to adopt it. We then …

In this paper we compare - in the laboratory - stoppage and virtual strike. Our experiment confirms that higher wages … average total payoffs are higher under virtual strike than under standard strike. However, when standard strike is associated … than virtual strike. It is unclear whether this behavior re?ects reciprocity or other forms of social preferences. However …