Open-shop unions and product market competition

被引：6

作者：

Bastos, Paulo ^{[1
]}

Kreickemeier, Udo ^{[2
]}

Wright, Peter W. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Interamer Dev Bank, Res Dept, Washington, DC USA

[2] Univ Tubingen, D-72074 Tubingen, Germany

[3] Univ Nottingham, GEP, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England

来源：

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE | 2010年 / 43卷 / 02期

关键词：

J51; J52; L13; MANAGEMENT OPPOSITION; WAGE DETERMINATION; TRADE-UNION; MEMBERSHIP; OLIGOPOLY; INDUSTRY; PREMIUM;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01587.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Evidence on the effect of product market competition on unionized wages is mixed. In this paper we show theoretically that the result may reflect genuine heterogeneity in the response of union wages to product market conditions. For low levels of unionization, union bargaining power may actually be enhanced by market competition, as firms have more to lose when there is a strike. Using recent data from the UK, we explore interactions between the level of industry competition and unionization, and find supporting evidence for this hypothesis.

引用

页码：640 / 662

页数：23

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