Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/47537 
Year of Publication: 
2000
Series/Report no.: 
Tübinger Diskussionsbeiträge No. 180
Publisher: 
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Tübingen
Abstract: 
This paper develops a general equilibrium dual labour market model which incorporates union bargaining with monopolistically competitive firms. It is shown that not only the degree of union bargaining power but also the market power firms possess on the product market have a positive influence on unemployment. The reason for this is that less intense product market competition increases the negotiated wage rates as well as the price mark-up firms charge over their marginal costs, both of which reduce labour demand. It is also shown that higher competition intensity will force firms to merge to larger units.
JEL: 
J42
J51
J31
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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