papers on trade unions

how robust is the microeconomic theory of the trade union?

argues that conclusions about the effect of unions on this, that and the other, are not very robust to assuming that the production function has a putty-clay technology

an integration of trade union models in a sequential bargaining framework.

a long time ago but i still quite like this: nests both labour demand curve and efficient bargain models in a more general framework

tests of alternative wage-employment bargaining models with an application to the uk aggregate labour market (with g.alogoskoufis).

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empirical application of the above seeking to overcome weakness in other empirical literature on models of trade unions that the models appear nested but are not. unfortunately, empirical application was rather implausibly to an aggregate data set

wage-setting and the tax system: theory and evidence for the u.k. (with b.lockwood).

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shows that a progressive tax system would be expected to reduce wage pressure and hence the equilibrium unemployment rate

a bargaining model of wages, employment and investment for uk manufacturing.

puts investment into a standard union bargaining model. quite neat i thought but no-one else ever liked it

dynamic wage-employment bargaining with employment adjustment costs(with b.lockwood).

a theoretical model of whether unions speed up or slow down adjustment.

pre-strike ballots and wage-employment bargaining.

an attempt (probably in vain) to understand the likely impact on wages and employment of ore-strike ballots as introduced in the UK in the 1980s

a dynamic model of union power, wages and employment.

hmmm. one of those theoretical models that seemed a good idea at the time. can't quite remember why now

the determinants of wage pressure: some implications of a dynamic model

see above

testing dynamic models of worker effort (with s.machin).

a wholly implausible attempt to argue that dynamics might help us distinguish between bargaining, efficiency wage and competitive models

an economic analysis of the effects of pre-strike ballots.

dynamic models of employment using firm level panel data (with s.machin and c.meghir).

a monster that should have been left locked in the attic and never talked about

collective bargaining institutions and efficiency.

application of the 1987 EJ paper to different institutions of collective bargaining

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