between unions and employers …

This paper sets up a microeconomic theory of labor unions. It discusses their formation and goals, their hierarchical …

This paper sets up a microeconomic theory of labor unions. It discusses their formation and goals, their hierarchical …

-rents per worker available to be splitbetween unions and employers.We measure available quasi-rents per worker as the difference …

We present theoretical and empirical evidence challenging results from early studies that found unions were detrimental …

Trade unions tend to reduce the dispersion of wages among their members. Skilled workers may therefore have an … theoretical model to gain insight into the determinants of the number of trade unions at a firm. We show that imperfect … competition in the product market may drive skilled and unskilled workers together, even though unskilled workers use their …