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Layoffs, quits and wage negotiations

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  • Gielen, Anne C.
  • van Ours, Jan C.

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This paper studies the ex-ante effect of worker separations on wage negotiations using matched worker-firm data from The Netherlands. We find that wage negotiations aim to prevent separations; workers with a high propensity to quit are offered higher wages, while workers with a high layoff probability give up some of their wage.

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  • Gielen, Anne C. & van Ours, Jan C., 2010. "Layoffs, quits and wage negotiations," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 109(2), pages 108-111, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:109:y:2010:i:2:p:108-111
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