Wages and employment in public-sector unions.

We model the politics of wage and employment determination for unionized public-sector workers who can strike. If the employment level affects the identity of the decisive voter in budget referenda and other elections, then unions may be able to increase wages by increasing employment. We identify...

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Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 35; pp. 532 - 544
Autores principales: Babcock, Linda, Engberg, John B., Glazer, Amihai
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell July 1997
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