This paper analyses the heterogeneous effects of the decentralization of collective bargaining on the incidence of wage … major changes in bargaining systems and economic conditions. Our regression results from models with high …-dimensional individual and firm fixed effects show that decentralized bargaining leads to very different outcomes for blue- and white …

This research examines wage differentials associated to different collective bargaining regimes in Spain and their … cycle and the recent labour reform of 2012. The second objective of the study is to examine the impact on wages of an … labour reform. From the evidence obtained it may be concluded that, although the higher wages observed in company …

accentuated economic cycles, and the pro-cyclical nature of collective bargaining aggravates these harmful dynamics. Social … originates in the public sector as wages lag behind the private sector. Fostering trust and increasing wage co-ordination would … make collective bargaining more effective and help sustain the benefits of the system for future generations. A technical …

There are two divergent views on the role of public sector collective bargaining in American law. The first, and … generally older, view is that public sector collective bargaining undermines democratic government, allowing organized employees … collective bargaining, judges adhering to this negative view of public sector collective bargaining have found that it is an …

I study how firms adapt to exogenous changes in labor costs induced by collective bargaining agreements. I use data on … collective bargaining agreements in Sweden and study the impact of the nationwide bargaining that took place in 2004. I make a … increase average wages (1.3%) and to grow faster (2.7%) both in terms of employment and sales, while profitability decreases …

heterogeneous labour market, where wages are determined by a monopoly labour union. We find that outsourcing promotes the wage …

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 …