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 …

'deterministic' collective labour supply model. The data are generated by a compound procedure of estimation and calibration based on …

German Socio-Economic Panel and a discrete choice labour supply estimation. The model is used to analyse a reform that cuts …

equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to …

This paper analyses whether wages in Germany respond to firm-specific profitability conditions. Particular emphasis … bargaining coverage. To derive testable hypotheses, we set up a theoretical model that analyses the sensitivity of wages to firm …

Using a linked employer-employee data set, this paper analyses the relationship between firm-profitability and wages …. Particular emphasis is given to the question of whether the sensitivity of wages to firm-specific rents varies with collective … wage determination without any bargaining coverage. Our findings indicate that individual wages are positively related to …

This paper studies the relationship between wages and the degree of firm heterogeneity in a given industry under … wages to the variability in productivity conditions in a unionsised oligopoly framework. The model distinguishes centralised … and decentralised wage determination. The theoretical results predict wages to be negatively associated with the degree of …

Using a linked employer-employee data set, this paper analyses the relationship between firm profitability and wages …. Particular emphasis is given to the question of whether the sensitivity of wages to firm-specific rents varies with collective … wage determination without any bargaining coverage. Our findings indicate that individual wages are positively related to …