Existing theoretical literature fails to explain satisfactorily the differences between the pay of workers that are covered by collective agreements and others who are not. This study aims at providing a model framework which is amenable for an analysis of this issue. Our general-equilibrium approach integrates a dual labor market and a two-sector product market. The 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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:651 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Sanner, Helge |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Postprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Journal of Population Economics. - ISSN 1432-1475. - Online First (2006), S. 1 - 18 |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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