effect of unions on employment growth. Following on a recent study of AWIRS (Wooden and Hawke, 2000), we reexamine the issue …

achieve first-best. Trade unions might also remedy the market failure, in two ways. First, if an industry-wide union has a … of training intensity. Second, firmspecific unions, through raising relative wages and reducing turnover, can increase …

The employment of people with disabilities has received significant attention, but little is known about how unions …, supporting the voice model of unions. Overall the results indicate that while unions appear to help workers with disabilities in …

firm. Unions, by redistributing rents towards the workers, lead to lower employment and lower pay for managers. Using a …

We analyse the implications of unions (efficient bargaining) for multiplicity of stationary states and welfare, local … external increasing returns to scale, where capital is the unique asset. We find that a slight increase in unions power may … of the system. In fact, while an increase in the bargaining power of unions reduces the scope for local indeterminacy …

This study examines the potential impact of works councils and unions on the deployment of fixed-term contracts and …

even after controlling for unions and HIHR policies. There is no evidence in our estimates of negative interaction effects … (i.e., that unions or HIHR negatively influence the functioning of JCCs with respect to employee satisfaction) or full … mediation (i.e., that unions or HIHR are substitutes for JCCs when it comes to improving self-reported worker well-being). If …