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Wage Centralization, Union Bargaining, and Macroeconomic Performance

Wage Centralization, Union Bargaining, and Macroeconomic Performance PDF Author: Mr.James McHugh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
ISBN: 9781451856354
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This paper addresses two questions. First, under what circumstances will a centralized wage-bargaining system offer higher output and employment than a decentralized system? Second, what is the relationship between the degree of wage centralization and inflation? The paper argues that centralized wage setting may offer worse outcomes, despite the existence of a negative coordination externality in decentralized wage setting. This is more likely to occur when the legal and institutional environment strengthens the bargaining position of the union in the centralized regime compared with unions operating in a more decentralized regime. Furthermore, as product markets become more competitive, the macroeconomic outcomes in both regimes converge, and the degree of wage centralization becomes irrelevant.
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