Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare
We show the effects of cooperation among the labour unions with complementary workers on innovation, consumer surplus and welfare. Although cooperation among the unions reduces wage, it may either increase or decrease the firm’s incentive for innovation, and may also make the consumers and the socie...
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| author | Tien-Der, Han Mukherjee, Arijit |
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| description | We show the effects of cooperation among the labour unions with complementary workers on innovation, consumer surplus and welfare. Although cooperation among the unions reduces wage, it may either increase or decrease the firm’s incentive for innovation, and may also make the consumers and the society worse off by reducing innovation. While cooperation (compared to non-cooperation) among the unions makes the workers better off, it may not make all final goods producers better off. |
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| spelling | nottingham-404572020-05-04T18:48:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40457/ Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare Tien-Der, Han Mukherjee, Arijit We show the effects of cooperation among the labour unions with complementary workers on innovation, consumer surplus and welfare. Although cooperation among the unions reduces wage, it may either increase or decrease the firm’s incentive for innovation, and may also make the consumers and the society worse off by reducing innovation. While cooperation (compared to non-cooperation) among the unions makes the workers better off, it may not make all final goods producers better off. Mohr Siebeck 2017-06-01 Article PeerReviewed Tien-Der, Han and Mukherjee, Arijit (2017) Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 173 (2). pp. 279-300. ISSN 1614-0559 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mohr/jite/2017/00000173/00000002/art00004 doi:10.1628/093245616X14785139493983 doi:10.1628/093245616X14785139493983 |
| spellingShingle | Tien-Der, Han Mukherjee, Arijit Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare |
| title | Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare |
| title_full | Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare |
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| title_short | Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare |
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