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Unemployment and wages and centralization in wage bargaining: Some analytical explanations

Journal of Economics and Political Economy

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Title Unemployment and wages and centralization in wage bargaining: Some analytical explanations
 
Creator MARTINS, Ana Paula
 
Subject Monopoly unions; Wage determination models; Union bargaining; Corporatism; Wage curve; Unemployment insurance.
J51; J65; E24; E62; H55; H39; D42; D43.
 
Description Abstract. This paper discusses the relation between centralization in union bargaining and the wage-(un)employment mix. Empirical findings point to a positive relation between the degree of coordination in union bargaining and wages till a certain point, and a negative one afterwards. A theoretical argument fits such evidence, relying on the mechanism behind the free-rider problem in union bargaining. If earnings taxes were introduced to finance the unemployment insurance fund, that relation could change. The impact on the equilibrium wages and multipliers in the several scenarios is briefly explored. Indirectly, an explanation for the shape of the empirical “wage curve” is also derived.Keywords. Monopoly unions, Wage determination models, Union bargaining, Corporatism, Wage curve, Unemployment insurance.JEL. J51, J65, E24, E62, H55, H39, D42, D43.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics and Political Economy
Journal of Economics and Political Economy
 
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Date 2019-03-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE/article/view/1829
10.1453/jepe.v6i1.1829
 
Source Journal of Economics and Political Economy; Vol 6, No 1 (2019): March; 1-19
Journal of Economics and Political Economy; Vol 6, No 1 (2019): March; 1-19
2148-8347
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE/article/view/1829/1833
 
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