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Wage flexibility in a unionized economy with stable wage dispersion

Carlsson, Mikael; Häkkinen Skans, Iida; Nordström … - 2019

The paper estimates how wages respond to changes in regional unemployment using detailed Swedish micro data. The study … changes in regional unemployment. Accounting for the fluctuations in composition of the employees is important for the … estimated elasticity of wages. Wage adjustments are larger for employees with high unemployment risk and for new hires entering …

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Wage Inequality and the Labour Market in Argentina : Labour Institutions, Supply and Demand in the Period 1980-99

Waisgrais, Sebastian - 2003

The present study is concerned with the economic and institutional factors affecting the relationship between the labour market and wage inequality in the Greater Buenos Aires area ("GBA") over the period 1980-99. The main hypothesis advanced is that the variations in levels of wage inequality...

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Labor market closure and the stalling of the gender pay gap

Minkus, Lara - 2019

The gender pay gap (GPG) remains a persistent phenomenon in contemporary labor markets. Despite a vast body of research examining its causes, as of today, unequal labor market power resources between men and women have remained an underappreciated factor in the literature. Drawing on the...

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Improving employment and earnings in 21st century labor markets : an introduction

Groshen, Erica L.; Holzer, Harry J. - 2019

What are the prospects for improving the lot of US workers in the 21st century? This introduction to the topic examines the most important US labor market trends of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, considers their causes and likely future trends; and then explores policies that might...

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Collective Bargaining and the Evolution of Wage Inequality in Italy

Devicienti, Francesco - 2016

In this paper we study the evolution of the Italian wage inequality, and of its determinants, using two decades of matched employer-employee data covering the entire population of private-sector workers and firms in the Veneto region. We find that wage inequality has increased since the...

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Wage Flexibility in a Unionized Economy with Stable Wage Dispersion

Carlsson, Mikael - 2019

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Spillover effects of unionisation on non-members' well-being

Haile, Getinet Astatike; Bryson, Alex; White, Michael - 2014

The paper investigates whether unionisation has a spillover effect on wellbeing by comparing non-members in union and non-union workplaces. To this end, it adapts the social custom model of trade unions and goes on to conduct empirical analyses using linked employer-employee data and alternative...

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Collective bargaining and the evolution of wage inequality in Italy

Devicienti, Francesco; Fanfani, Bernardo; Maida, Agata - 2016

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Regional Economic Disparities in Australia

Ramakrishnan, Uma - 2007

unemployment rates in some states. Federal government transfers to households also appear to have adversely affected work … incentives in high unemployment states by limiting participation in the labor force …

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Institutions in the Economic Fitness Landscape : What Impact Do Welfare State Institutions Have on Economic Performance?

Schettkat, Ronald - 2021

This paper uses data from 20 OECD countries to investigate the impact of welfare state institutions (especially employment protection, wage bargaining and work incentives) on the functioning of the labour market both theoretically and empirically. It shows that the impact of welfare state...

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