Unions and Collective Bargaining: Economic Effects in a Global Environment

By T. Aidt. 2002

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The development of industrial relations in different countries can be essential in their efforts to balance competitiveness with equitable wages and improved working conditions. Consequently, a well-functioning labor market is essential for solid economic performance as well as future economic growth and for the well-being of workers and their families. 'Unions and Collective Bargaining' is a comprehensive reference book which evaluates the economic effects of unions and collective bargaining. This book provides a detailed survey and synthesis of the economic literature on trade unions and collective bargaining and their impact on micro- and macroeconomic outcomes. It shows the effects of collective bargaining in different country settings and time periods

Subfields: Public Administration

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What do unions do for economic performance? (2004, background): “Whether such a response should be considered a union voice/response effect or a monopoly effect is not clear, raising the more fundamental question as to whether the two faces of unions are truly distinct.”
Collective Bargaining Structure and its Determinants: An Empirical Analysis with British and German Establishment Data (2006, background): “…macroeconomic effects of different governance structure have been the focus of intensive research in economics, political science, and sociology (for example, Aidt and Tzannatos, 2002; Berthold and Fehn, 1996; Calmfors, 1993; Flanagan, 2003; Moene et al., 1993; OECD, 1997; Traxler et al., 2001).”
Trade-based Diffusion of Labor Rights: A Panel Study, 1986–2002 (2009, background): “In other words, the negative relationship between Soft PTA membership and labor rights practices could be the result of a selection effect, whereby states with poor human rights records are more likely to choose to sign a PTA with human rights conditions that are ultimately unenforceable (see…”
A guide to multisector labor market models (2005, unknown): “For them too, if market conditions change, what is in their utility-maximizing interest to do will change accordingly, and they (workers) are free to act on these changes.”