Barry, Frank(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1995-02)
Wage stickiness is frequently cited as a justification (temporary) protection when a sector is hit by an adverse shock. The present paper, rather than assuming arbitrary wage stickiness, instead models it as an outcome of ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2001-05)
This paper models the effect of a simple linear payroll tax in a monopoly union model. Previously derived ambiguous results are given a more intuitive interpretation and conditions under which the effect on wages is ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1998-01)
This paper argues that trade unions have a number of distinct and possibly conflicting effects on wages. This contrasts with the vast bulk of the literature which focuses on estimating a simgl measure of the union differential ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1997-06)
This paper discusses the question of trade union membership. Where membership is not compulsory workers have an incentive to free-ride if the unions only provide collective goods such as wage bargaining.
This paper examines two types of contract structures in a model where a trade union supplies labor to an industry, and sets the wage to maximize welfare. Firms' investment is endogenous, and the industry price is stochastic. ...
This paper is concerned with the impact of unions on the investment rate in British industry. On the basis of an analysis of some 72 industries in the manufacturing sector, we find that, ceteris paribus, firms that recognize ...