On Footloose Industries, Asymmetric Information, and Wage Bargaining
Loading...
No Access Until
Permanent Link(s)
Collections
Other Titles
Author(s)
Abstract
If capital becomes internationally mobile but labor does not, is the bargaining outcome for workers worsened? In this paper we show that the answer to this question depends critically on the information structure of the bargaining process. In particular, we demonstrate a hitherto under appreciated information role of capital mobility in determining the distribution of output between workers and employers. In doing so we bring together three strands of literature that are not often seen together--incentive compatible contracting, union-employer bargaining, and the consequences of capital mobility.
Journal / Series
Volume & Issue
Description
WP 2003-34 October 2003
JEL Classification Codes: F2; J5; D8
JEL Classification Codes: F2; J5; D8
Sponsorship
Date Issued
2003-10
Publisher
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Keywords
foreign direct investment; bargaining under asymmetric information; union wage and employment
Location
Effective Date
Expiration Date
Sector
Employer
Union
Union Local
NAICS
Number of Workers
Committee Chair
Committee Co-Chair
Committee Member
Degree Discipline
Degree Name
Degree Level
Related Version
Related DOI
Related To
Related Part
Based on Related Item
Has Other Format(s)
Part of Related Item
Related To
Related Publication(s)
Link(s) to Related Publication(s)
References
Link(s) to Reference(s)
Previously Published As
Government Document
ISBN
ISMN
ISSN
Other Identifiers
Rights
Rights URI
Types
article