In this paper, we explore the relationship between non-compliance with bargained minimum wages and employment. We illustrate the role of labour courts with respect to the Constitutional provision of "fair" wage and sketch a model in which firms choose their desired levels of employment and...

Existing research concerning the impact of unions on relative wages provides evidence for the existence of significant union/non‐union wage differentials. However, union practices are deemed to have a more pervasive effect on the overall distribution of wages, reducing wage differentials...

The scientific contribution of Giancarlo Mazzocchi paid particular attention to the analysis of wage determination and wage differentials within the functioning of the labour market. In this note we intend to review the main features characterising the lines of research of Mazzocchi with...