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Unions’ bargaining coordination in multinational enterprises

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This paper investigates the patterns of bargaining in multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the presence of labor unions coordination activities. It derives the bargaining regimes which arise as sub-game perfect equilibria, and considers both simultaneous and sequential games where parties choose whether to coordinate wage negotiations across subsidiaries. It shows that unions’ per member transaction costs may attenuate the conflict of interests between bargaining parties as regards the centralization level at which negotiations should take place. Copyright The Author(s) 2013

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  • Domenico Buccella, 2013. "Unions’ bargaining coordination in multinational enterprises," SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, Springer;Spanish Economic Association, vol. 4(4), pages 373-392, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:series:v:4:y:2013:i:4:p:373-392
    DOI: 10.1007/s13209-013-0097-z
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    Keywords

    Bargaining; Multinational enterprises; Labor unions; C78; F23; J51; D60;
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    JEL classification:

    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General

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