@techreport{Braun2009Unionisation,
abstract = {This paper studies how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity, firm performance, and consumer welfare in a monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms and free entry. While centralised bargaining induces tougher selection among hetero- geneous producers and thus increases average productivity, firm-level bargaining allows less productive entrants to remain in the market. Centralised bargaining also results in higher average output and profit levels than either decentralised bargaining or a competitive labour market. From a welfare perspective, the choice between centralised and decentralised bar- gaining involves a potential trade-off between product variety and product prices. Extending the model to a two-country setup, I furthermore show that the positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity can be overturned when firms face international low-wage competition.},
address = {Berlin},
author = {Sebastian Braun},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J50; D43; F16; 330; Trade Unions; Productivity; Firm Performance; International Competition; Tarifpolitik; Lohnverhandlungen; Gewerkschaftlicher Organisationsgrad; Produktivit\"{a}t; Unternehmensentwicklung; Konsumentenrente; Niedriglohn; Internationaler Wettbewerb; Theorie},
language = {eng},
number = {2009,027},
publisher = {SFB 649, Economic Risk},
title = {Unionisation structures, productivity, and firm performance},
type = {SFB 649 discussion paper},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/25343},
year = {2009}
}
