The labor market effects of trade unions in an open economy: Layard meets Melitz

Autor:	Marco de Pinto, Jochen Michaelis
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Government media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences International economics Power (social and political) Politics 0502 economics and business Economics Open economy 050207 economics Trade barrier Welfare Free trade 050205 econometrics media_common Public finance
Zdroj:	International Economics and Economic Policy. 13:223-232
ISSN:	1612-4812 1612-4804
DOI:	10.1007/s10368-014-0301-z
Popis:	Trade unions are typically able to convert their industrial power into political power. We show that, depending on the constellation of parameters, stronger trade unions may improve welfare in terms of an increase in aggregate employment and output if they successfully lobby for lower trade barriers set by the government.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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