Considering the contribution of the distribution of individual wages and earnings to that of household incomes we find … inequality, data sources, and stylized facts of wage dispersion for rich countries. The literature explaining the dispersion of …

structure of wages. Ceteris paribus, a higher share of employees in a firm covered by industry-wide or firm-level contracts is … associated with higher wages. Yet, individual bargaining coverage in a covered firm shows a negative impact both on the wage … level and on wage dispersion. A higher union density reinforces the effects of coverage, but the effect of union density is …

impact of the regime of collective bargaining on wages in the manufacturing sector of three countries that are characterized … bargaining, single-employer bargaining has a positive effect both on wage levels and on wage dispersion in Belgium and in Denmark …. In Spain, single-employer bargaining also increases wage levels but reduces wage dispersion. Our interpretation is that …

analyze wage distributions for various labor market subgroups by means of kernel density estimation, variance decompositions …, and individual and firm-level wage regressions. Unions' impact through collective and firm-level bargaining mainly works … towards a higher wage level and reduced overall and residual wage dispersion. Yet observed effects are considerably …

This paper uses the national firm level survey data to investigate the effects of Chinese unions on firm performance …. We show that Chinese unions have a strong "State-Party voice" face and a "collective voice" face but lack of "monopoly … unions are remarkable: unions in the workplace significantly improve productivity but reduce enterprise profitability …

unionized workforce. We develop a simple efficiency wage model, with a tradeoff between higher wages for workers and more … firm. Unions, by redistributing rents towards the workers, lead to lower employment and lower pay for managers. Using a … variety of data sets, we examine the implications of the model for the relationship between the employment and wages of …

Using a common methodology, the effects of unions on wage levels and wage dispersion are estimated for two neighboring … countries, Bolivia and Chile, and for the U.S. The analysis shows that unions have broadly similar effects on the wage … distribution within these three economies. The findings suggest that the political economy of unions, coupled with market …

of one wage, however, provides a surprisingly good first approximation of the structure of U.S. wages. This … differentials, product market regulation and the labor market, wages in male and female jobs, the wage effects of military service …, and interarea wages and cost-of-living. …