This paper uses a unique panel data at the level bargaining group to examine aspects of 'right-to manage' models of wage determination. Empirical measures of firms' and unions' bargaining power are identified and found to be important influences on wage setting.
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Find related papers by JEL classification: J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials R23 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
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Blanchflower, D. & Oswald, A., 1989.
"The Wage Curve,"
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340, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics.
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David G. Blanchflower & Andrew J. Oswald, 1990.
"The Wage Curve,"
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3181, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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