detrended unemployment remains unaffected. The effects are stable even after controlling for partisan politics. Thus, at least … in Germany trade unions do not seem to be as weak as they tend to claim. -- trade unions ; unemployment ; growth …

and increases inflation while unemployment remains unaffected. Thus, at least German trade unions do not seem to be as … weak at the parliamentary stage as they often claim to be. -- trade unions ; unemployment ; growth ; inflation …

find that higher union bargaining power leads to a negative relationship between growth and unemployment. An increase in … between the growth and unemployment rates results. …

What are the effects of firm- and sector-level trade unions on unemployment and aggregate output if individuals have … demand then, ceteris paribus, increases and unemployment falls. This new mechanism interacts with the negative employment … indicates that the unemployment damping effect of rent-sharing motives mitigates but does not compensate for the unemployment …

The basic trade union model is extended to allow for a more sophisticated unemployment benefit system consisting of two … utility of union members can reduce unemployment. …

of firms, implying a reduction of the unions' expected bargaining power. Moreover, union heterogeneity constitutes an (un)employment … liberalization will increase (decrease) unemployment. …