Artikel

Unions and investment in intangible capital

Although coverage of collective bargaining agreements has been declining for decades in most countries, it is still extensive, especially in non-Anglo-Saxon countries. Strong unions may influence firms' incentives to invest in capital, particularly in sectors where capital investments are sunk (irreversible), as in research-intensive sectors. Whether unions affect firms' investment in capital depends on the structure and coordination of bargaining, the preference of unions between wages and employment, the quality of labor-management relations, the structure of corporate governance, and the existence of social pacts, among other factors.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2023

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation; Collective Bargaining
Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
Thema
unions
coverage
collective bargaining
investment
R&D
sunk capital

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Cardullo, Gabriele
Sulis, Giovanni
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2023

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.201.v2
Handle
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Beteiligte

  • Cardullo, Gabriele
  • Sulis, Giovanni
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2023

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