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Unionisation Structures and Innovation Incentives

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dc.creator Wey, Christian
dc.creator Haucap, Justus
dc.date 2004
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:58:16Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:58:16Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/18095
dc.identifier ppn:382913507
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/18095
dc.description This paper examines how di¤erent unionisation structures affect firms` innovation incen- tives and industry employment. We distinguish three modes of unionisation with increasing degree of centralisation: (1) "Decentralisation" where wages are determined independently at the firm-level, (2) "coordination" where one industry union sets individual wages for all firms, and (3) "centralisation" where an industry union sets a uniform wage rate for all firms. While firms`investment incentives are largest under "centralisation," investment incentives are non-monotone in the degree of centralisation: "Decentralisation" carries higher investment incentives than "coordination". Labour market policy can spur innovation by decentralising unionisation structures or through non-discrimination rules.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) Berlin
dc.relation DIW-Diskussionspapiere 398
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject Duopol
dc.subject Tarifpolitik
dc.subject Lohnverhandlungstheorie
dc.subject Investition
dc.subject Arbeitsproduktivität
dc.subject Innovation
dc.subject Theorie
dc.title Unionisation Structures and Innovation Incentives
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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