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Choice Theoretical Foundations of Union Utility Functions Involving Discontinuities

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  • Drakopoulos, Stavros A.

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Trade Union utility functions with discontinuities have started to gain popularity in the last few years. The main reason for this is the search for more embracing union utility functions. This paper attempts to fill an important gap in this literature by providing the choice theoretic foundations of such functions thereby widening their relevance and facilitating their application to other areas. The foundations can also be used as a basis for modelling sequential multi-objective union utility functions.

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  • Drakopoulos, Stavros A., 2003. "Choice Theoretical Foundations of Union Utility Functions Involving Discontinuities," MPRA Paper 90229, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Trade Unions; Wages; Employment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects

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