Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Meland, Frode; Straume, Odd Rune - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2005
We find that trade unions have a rational incentive to oppose the adoption of labour-saving technology when labour … demand is inelastic and unions care much for employment relative to wages. Trade liberalisation typically increases trade … one of the countries, and two-way trade. An important stepping stone for the result is to note that even though trade …