Imperfect goods and labor markets, and the union wage gap

Existing theoretical literature fails to explain the differences between the pay of workers that are covered by union agreements and others who are not. This study aims at closing this gap by a single general- equilibrium approach that integrates a dual labor market and a two- sector product market....

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Main Author:	Sanner, Helge
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	Universität Potsdam 2003
Subjects:	Economics
Online Access:	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-13949 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2007/1394/

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spelling	ndltd-Potsdam-oai-kobv.de-opus-ubp-13942013-01-08T00:49:03Z Imperfect goods and labor markets, and the union wage gap Sanner, Helge Economics Existing theoretical literature fails to explain the differences between the pay of workers that are covered by union agreements and others who are not. This study aims at closing this gap by a single general- equilibrium approach that integrates a dual labor market and a two- sector product market. Our results suggest that the so called 'union wage gap' is largely determined by the degree of centralization of the bargains, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, by the expenditure share of the unionized sector's goods. Universität Potsdam Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2003 Book application/pdf urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-13949 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2007/1394/ eng http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php
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description	Existing theoretical literature fails to explain the differences between the pay of workers that are covered by union agreements and others who are not. This study aims at closing this gap by a single general- equilibrium approach that integrates a dual labor market and a two- sector product market. Our results suggest that the so called 'union wage gap' is largely determined by the degree of centralization of the bargains, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, by the expenditure share of the unionized sector's goods.
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Imperfect goods and labor markets, and the union wage gap

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