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Labour union, entry and consumer welfare

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  • Mukherjee, Arijit
  • Wang, Leonard F.S.

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It is usually believed that the presence of a labour union makes firms as well as consumers worse off by increasing wages compared to the situation with no labour union. We show that the presence of a labour union may increase the incentive for entry and may also make consumers better off compared to the situation with no labour union if the labour productivity of the entrant is sufficiently higher to that of the incumbent.

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  • Mukherjee, Arijit & Wang, Leonard F.S., 2013. "Labour union, entry and consumer welfare," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 120(3), pages 603-605.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:3:p:603-605
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.06.032
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    Keywords

    Entry; Labour union; Consumer surplus;
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    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General

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