International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation

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Autor(a) principal: Lommerud, Kjell Erik
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Meland, Frode, Straume, Odd Rune
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/61680
Resumo: We study the effects of centralised versus decentralised wage setting in a unionsed duopoly where firms can outsource parts of input production to foreign subcontractors. We show that decentralised (as opposed to centralised) wage setting allows trade unions to capture a larger share of the rents generated by international outsourcing. Consequently, the equilibrium degree of outsourcing is lower under decentralised wage setting, which benefits unions if they are sufficiently employment oriented. We identify situations in which both firms and unions prefer decentralised over centralised wage setting. Thus, international outsourcing opportunities is a potential driver of trade union decentralisation.
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spelling International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisationOutsourcingtrade unionsdecentralisationWe study the effects of centralised versus decentralised wage setting in a unionsed duopoly where firms can outsource parts of input production to foreign subcontractors. We show that decentralised (as opposed to centralised) wage setting allows trade unions to capture a larger share of the rents generated by international outsourcing. Consequently, the equilibrium degree of outsourcing is lower under decentralised wage setting, which benefits unions if they are sufficiently employment oriented. We identify situations in which both firms and unions prefer decentralised over centralised wage setting. Thus, international outsourcing opportunities is a potential driver of trade union decentralisation.Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)Universidade do Minho. Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas (NIPE)Universidade do MinhoLommerud, Kjell ErikMeland, FrodeStraume, Odd Rune20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/61680enghttps://www.eeg.uminho.pt/pt/investigar/nipe/Paginas/publicacoes.aspxinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:44:13Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/61680Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:41:51.813908Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
spellingShingle International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
Lommerud, Kjell Erik
Outsourcing
trade unions
decentralisation
title_short International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
title_full International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
title_fullStr International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
title_full_unstemmed International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
title_sort International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
author Lommerud, Kjell Erik
author_facet Lommerud, Kjell Erik
Meland, Frode
Straume, Odd Rune
author_role author
author2 Meland, Frode
Straume, Odd Rune
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lommerud, Kjell Erik
Meland, Frode
Straume, Odd Rune
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Outsourcing
trade unions
decentralisation
topic Outsourcing
trade unions
decentralisation
description We study the effects of centralised versus decentralised wage setting in a unionsed duopoly where firms can outsource parts of input production to foreign subcontractors. We show that decentralised (as opposed to centralised) wage setting allows trade unions to capture a larger share of the rents generated by international outsourcing. Consequently, the equilibrium degree of outsourcing is lower under decentralised wage setting, which benefits unions if they are sufficiently employment oriented. We identify situations in which both firms and unions prefer decentralised over centralised wage setting. Thus, international outsourcing opportunities is a potential driver of trade union decentralisation.
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