Download or read book Contested Economic Institutions written by Torben Iversen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines why some countries have much higher unemployment rates than others. Explores wage bargaining institutions, macro-economic policy regimes, and the welfare state. Argues that unemployment is the outcome of interaction between the centralization of the wage bargaining system and the character of the monetary policy regime.
Download or read book Unions and Collective Bargaining written by Toke Aidt and published by Directions in Development. This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an extensive survey and synthesis of the economic literature on trade unions and collective bargaining and their impact on micro-and macro-economic outcomes. The authors demonstrate the effects of collective bargaining in different country settings and time periods. A comprehensive reference, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of labor policy as well as to policy makers and anyone with an interest in the economic consequences of unionism.
Download or read book Wage Centralization Union Bargaining and Macroeconomic Performance written by James McHugh and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2002 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taxation Wage Bargaining and Unemployment written by Isabela Mares and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-13 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why were European economies able to pursue the simultaneous commitment to full employment and welfare state expansion during the first decades of the postwar period and why did this virtuous relationship break down during recent decades? This book provides an answer to this question, by highlighting the critical importance of a political exchange between unions and governments, premised on wage moderation in exchange for the expansion of social services and transfers. The strategies pursued by these actors in these political exchanges are influenced by existing wage bargaining institutions, the character of monetary policy and by the level and composition of social policy transfers. The book demonstrates that the gradual growth in the fiscal burden has undermined the effectiveness of this political exchange, lowering the ability of unions' wage policies to affect employment outcomes.
Download or read book Negotiating Our Way Up Collective Bargaining in a Changing World of Work written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collective bargaining and workers’ voice are often discussed in the past rather than in the future tense, but can they play a role in the context of a rapidly changing world of work? This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of collective bargaining systems and workers’ voice arrangements across OECD countries, and new insights on their effect on labour market performance today.
Download or read book Centralisation of Wage Bargaining and Macroeconomic Performance written by Lars Calmfors and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unemployment written by Richard Layard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This broad survey of unemployment will be a major source of reference for both scholars and students.
Download or read book How social democracy worked written by Karl Ove Moene and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Industrial Relations and Macroeconomic Performance written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-10-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper analyzes the macroeconomic implications of different systems of industrial relations. After reviewing the relevant literature, and analyzing cross-country evidence, the paper focuses on the experience of centralized bargaining characterizing Spain in the period 1979-86. The paper argues, in accordance with the literature and the cross-country evidence, that the centralization of bargaining yielded positive macroeconomic effects in Spain, and thus that the shift toward a more decentralized setting after 1987 carries several risks. This conclusion is based on an empirical analysis of the wage setting process and of the evolution of labor shares in income.
Download or read book Wage bargaining under the new European Economic Governance written by Guy Van Gyes and published by ETUI. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the framework of the new European economic governance, neoliberal views on wages have further increased in prominence and have steered various reforms of collective bargaining rules and practices. As the crisis in Europe came to be largely interpreted as a crisis of competitiveness, wages were seen as the core adjustment variable for ‘internal devaluation’, the claim being that competitiveness could be restored through a reduction of labour costs. This book proposes an alternative view according to which wage developments need to be strengthened through a Europe-wide coordinated reconstruction of collective bargaining as a precondition for more sustainable and more inclusive growth in Europe. It contains major research findings from the CAWIE2 – Collectively Agreed Wages in Europe – project, conducted in 2014–2015 for the purpose of discussing and debating the currently dominant policy perspectives on collectively-bargained wage systems under the new European economic governance.
Download or read book Understanding Class written by Erik Olin Wright and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism Few ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others insist on its centrality to contemporary capitalism. It is said its relevance is limited to explaining individuals’ economic conditions and opportunities, while at the same time argued that it is a structural feature of macro-power relations. In Understanding Class, leading left sociologist Erik Olin Wright interrogates the divergent meanings of this fundamental concept in order to develop a more integrated framework of class analysis. Beginning with the treatment of class in Marx and Weber, proceeding through the writings of Charles Tilly, Thomas Piketty, Guy Standing, and others, and finally examining how class struggle and class compromise play out in contemporary society, Understanding Class provides a compelling view of how to think about the complexity of class in the world today.
Download or read book What Do Unions Do written by Richard B. Freeman and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1985-10-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of the impact of trade unions on working conditions and labour relations in the USA - based on a comparison of unionized workers and nonunionized workers, examines wage determination, fringe benefits, wage differentials, employment security, labour productivity, etc.; discusses trade union power and incidence of corruption among trade union officers; notes declining rate of trade unionization in the private sector. Graphs and references.
Download or read book Macroeconomics written by Nils Gottfries and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a clear and direct style, this is the ideal core textbook for students who seek a thorough understanding of the applications of macroeconomic theory. The book combines theoretical rigour with numerous illustrative examples and engaging policy discussions. This highly-respected author has developed an innovative new approach to teaching macroeconomics, based on combining microeconomic foundations with Keynesian-style short-run policy analysis to build one unified model. Gottfries' critically-acclaimed and highly relevant approach reinforces learning and makes it easier for students to comprehend, providing the ideal preparation either for work or for further postgraduate study. The book is perfect for the higher-level intermediate macroeconomics courses, as well as offering a potential bridge between undergraduate level study and the step up to postgraduate and research level theory and content. Key features of this book include: - A real-world approach that takes into account the many market imperfections and rigidities that characterize economies in action. - An international approach using examples from a variety of world economies, and the ongoing comparison of US, UK and EU market behaviours. - Theory supported and illustrated by the presentation and analysis of real-world data. - Detailed coverage of both long and short run approaches, and the closed and open economies.
Download or read book OECD Employment Outlook 2017 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2017 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook reviews recent labour market trends and short-term prospects in OECD countries.
Download or read book The Structure of Wages written by Edward P. Lazear and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distribution of income, the rate of pay raises, and the mobility of employees is crucial to understanding labor economics. Although research abounds on the distribution of wages across individuals in the economy, wage differentials within firms remain a mystery to economists. The first effort to examine linked employer-employee data across countries, The Structure of Wages:An International Comparison analyzes labor trends and their institutional background in the United States and eight European countries. A distinguished team of contributors reveal how a rising wage variance rewards star employees at a higher rate than ever before, how talent becomes concentrated in a few firms over time, and how outside market conditions affect wages in the twenty-first century. From a comparative perspective that examines wage and income differences within and between countries such as Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands, this volume will be required reading for economists and those working in industrial organization.
Download or read book Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities written by Robert Franzese and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important collection presents an authoritative selection of papers on "Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities" This publication is intent on building bridges between economics and the other social sciences. The focus is on the interaction between monetary policy and wage bargaining institutions in European Monetary Union (EMU). Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities is written by acknowledged experts in their field. The outcome is a broad analysis of the interactions of labour market actors and central banks. The volume addresses the recent changes in EMU. An important theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant conclusion that emerges from Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities is that even perfectly credible monetary conservatism has long-term real effects, even in equilibrium models with fully rational expectations.
Download or read book Differences and Changes in Wage Structures written by Richard B. Freeman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past two decades, wages of skilled workers in the United States rose while those of unskilled workers fell; less-educated young men in particular have suffered unprecedented losses in real earnings. These twelve original essays explore whether this trend is unique to the United States or is part of a general growth in inequality in advanced countries. Focusing on labor market institutions and the supply and demand forces that affect wages, the papers compare patterns of earnings inequality and pay differentials in the United States, Australia, Korea, Japan, Western Europe, and the changing economies of Eastern Europe. Cross-country studies examine issues such as managerial compensation, gender differences in earnings, and the relationship of pay to regional unemployment. From this rich store of data, the contributors attribute changes in relative wages and unemployment among countries both to differences in labor market institutions and training and education systems, and to long-term shifts in supply and demand for skilled workers. These shifts are driven in part by skill-biased technological change and the growing internationalization of advanced industrial economies.
