research based on U.S. data suggests that unions are detrimental to innovation, while evidence from Europe is more mixed. This …

probably no, at least with respect to labour actors (unions), which face several problems. There are thousands of unions in … very promising in order to foster a negotiated labour regulation. However, on average, those unions present a fragile … constituency, unions gather little resources to negotiate new forms of labour regulation. To overcome those problems, some …

well as the role of changing attitudes of employees towards unions are not fully clear, but the rise of the informal sector …

well as the role of changing attitudes of employees towards unions are not fully clear, but the rise of the informal sector … Gewerkschaften sowie die Tarifbindung in den meisten Ländern zurückgegangen sind und dass Tarifverhandlungssysteme dezentralisierter … gewerkschaftlichen Rückgang offenbar geringer als meist vermutet. Die Auswirkungen von Globalisierung auf Gewerkschaften und …

well as the role of changing attitudes of employees towards unions are not fully clear, but the rise of the informal sector …

The impact of unions on firm performance has been the subject of debate and controversy in most industrialized … scope and limitations of the economic analysis of unions as well as the controversies surrounding the conclusions of … existing empirical research. Although it is difficult to draw firm and general conclusions on the effects of unions on firm …

extensive, especially in non-Anglo-Saxon countries. Strong unions may influence firms' incentives to invest in capital …, particularly in sectors where capital investments are sunk (irreversible), as in research-intensive sectors. Whether unions affect … firms' investment in capital depends on the structure and coordination of bargaining, the preference of unions between wages …