Labour unions, public policy and economic growth / Tapio Palokangas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palokangas, Tapio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective bargaining--Mathematical models.

Collective bargaining.

Labor unions--Mathematical models.

Labor unions.

Economic policy--Mathematical models.

Economic policy.

International trade--Mathematical models.

International trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents a new theoretical model of union bargaining. It challenges the prevailing view that collective bargaining has a negative impact on welfare and argues that given the existence of market failure, collective bargaining can enhance welfare. For scholars and students in labour economics, public economics, game theory and international economics.

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Preface; Overview; 1 Basic concepts of game theory; 2 Collective bargaining without investment; 3 The use of corrective taxes and subsidies; 4 Taxation and production efficiency; 5 Credibility in collective bargaining; 6 Monopoly unions and sluggish investment; 7 Ordinary wages versus profit-sharing; 8 Unions and economic growth; 9 Unions and international specialization; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-04917-X

0-511-15376-7

OCLC:

70740746