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. …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

increases unemployment because firms with the least powerful labor unions have to leave the market. …