the labour union behaviour in the wage bargaining process as such an alternative. The explanation is based on the … demand. Thus, the bargaining power of unions is related to the capital-labour ratio. This paper provides some tests for these … hypotheses with panel data for Finnish companies. The results give support to the wage bargaining hypothesis. …

the labour union behaviour in the wage bargaining process as such an alternative. The explanation is based on the … demand. Thus, the bargaining power of unions is related to the capital-labour ratio. This paper provides some tests for these … hypotheses with panel data for Finnish companies. The results give support to the wage bargaining hypothesis. …

This paper focuses on the relationship between higher wages and capital intensity. The relationship itself is by no … on its exact nature. Our explanation is the outcome of the wage bargaining process in the case of capital … easily give in for union wage demand. In other words, the bargaining power of unions is related to the capital-labor ratio …

the labour union behaviour in the wage bargaining process as such an alternative. The explanation is based on the … demand. Thus, the bargaining power of unions is related to the capital-labour ratio. This paper provides some tests for these … hypotheses with panel data for Finnish companies. The results give support to the wage bargaining hypothesis. …

to study the effects of collective bargaining coverage on earnings using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 … empirical analysis further suggests that, on net, unions have an equalizing effect on the distribution of wages. …

accounting approach and the standard labor economics approach are compatible with distinct labor bargaining settings (right …-to-manage, efficient bargaining, labor hoarding) whereas the productivity approach hinges on the assumption of efficient bargaining. Across … comparable range. We interpret the latter finding as lending empirical support to efficient bargaining as the nature of the …

This paper studies how decentralization of wage bargaining from sector to firm-level influences wage levels and wage … decentralization. We find a wage premium associated with firm-level bargaining relative to sector-level bargaining, and that the return … to skills is higher under the more decentralized wage-setting systems. Using quantile regression, we also find that wages …

Empirical labor economists have resorted to estimating the responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay to …

Empirical labor economists have resorted to estimating the responsiveness of workers' wages on firms' ability to pay to …

This paper studies how decentralization of wage bargaining from sector to firm-level influences wage levels and wage … decentralization. We find a wage premium associated with firm-level bargaining relative to sector-level bargaining, and that the return … to skills is higher under the more decentralized wage-setting systems. Using quantile regression, we also find that wages …