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-skilled labor and perfect competition in high-skilled labor in the presence of outsourcing? A higher degree of tax progression by …. -- heterogeneous domestic labor markets ; wage bargaining ; impacts of labor taxation ; outsourcing …
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We analyze the questions associated with flexible outsourcing both with committed and flexible profit sharing under … imperfect domestic labour markets. How does profit sharing influence flexible outsourcing? What is the relationship between … outsourcing cost, profit sharing and equilibrium unemployment, when profit sharing is also a part of the compensation schemes in …
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Most of the key amenities of our today jobs did not emerge in private contracts; instead, they appeared in collective agreements and regulations. I argue that understanding this observation can guide the provision of future amenities. I show that markets underprovide an amenity if workers who...
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We show the effects of the bargaining power of labour unions on product innovation under decentralised and centralised wage bargaining. In this context, we show the implications of preference function, which affects the market size. A higher union bargaining power increases innovation if...
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Unions are often stigmatized as being a source of inefficiency due to higher collective bargaining outcomes. This is in stark contrast with the descriptive evidence presented in this paper. Larger firms choose to export and are also more likely to adopt collective bargaining. We rationalize...
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This paper analyzes unemployment insurance (UI) schemes in the presence of mobile workers and trade unions at industry or regional level that are capable of internalizing the effect of wage demands on UI contribution rates. We compare two types of existing UI systems. When UI is organized at...
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Using cross-country data, this paper investigates the relationship between workplace representation and strikes. Works councils are associated with reduced strike activity. However, where union members make up a majority of works councillors, such union-dominated councils experience greater...
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