Arbeitspapier
The Effects of Unions on Wage Inequality : The Italian Case in the 1990s
In this paper we analyse the contribution of union activity to reducing earnings inequality. Given the specific nature of the system of industrial relations, Italian unions may contribute to inequality reduction through either national bargaining (i.e. reducing between-sector differentials) and/or local bargaining (i.e. reducing within-establishment inequality). After reviewing aggregate evidence on the first dimension, we explore the second route making use of matched employer-employees data-set, surveyed in 1995 by Eurostat. We pay great care to the potential endogeneity of local bargaining, and we find that the widespread adoption of local bargaining, by reducing the implicit price of individual characteristics, effectively contributes to inequality reduction.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1385
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- Subject
-
unions
wage inequality
Lohnstruktur
Gewerkschaft
Tarifpolitik
Firmentarifvertrag
Italien
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Checchi, Daniele
Pagani, Laura
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (who)
-
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
-
Bonn
- (when)
-
2004
- Handle
- Last update
-
10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
Data provider
This object is provided by:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Checchi, Daniele
- Pagani, Laura
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2004
Other Objects (12)
Poverty, inequality and growth in Zambia during the 1990s
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: The Italian Gender Gap Index
The 1990s Rise in Swedish Earnings Inequality - Persistent or Transitory?
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality
The 1990s Rise in Swedish Earnings Inequality - Persistent or Transitory?
Regional inequality in India in the 1990s: A further look
Income Inequality in the 1990s: Comparing the United States, Great Britain and Germany
Income Inequality in the 1990s : Comparing the United States, Great Britain and Germany
Regional inequality in India in the 1990s: A district-level view
Permanent differences? Income and expenditure inequality in the 1990s and 2000s
Changes in Permanent Income Inequality in the United States and Germany in the 1990s
Poverty, inequality and growth in Zambia during the 1990s
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: The Italian Gender Gap Index
The 1990s Rise in Swedish Earnings Inequality - Persistent or Transitory?
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality
The 1990s Rise in Swedish Earnings Inequality - Persistent or Transitory?
Regional inequality in India in the 1990s: A further look
Income Inequality in the 1990s: Comparing the United States, Great Britain and Germany
Income Inequality in the 1990s : Comparing the United States, Great Britain and Germany
Regional inequality in India in the 1990s: A district-level view
Permanent differences? Income and expenditure inequality in the 1990s and 2000s
Changes in Permanent Income Inequality in the United States and Germany in the 1990s
Poverty, inequality and growth in Zambia during the 1990s
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: The Italian Gender Gap Index
The 1990s Rise in Swedish Earnings Inequality - Persistent or Transitory?
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality
The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality
The 1990s Rise in Swedish Earnings Inequality - Persistent or Transitory?
Regional inequality in India in the 1990s: A further look
Income Inequality in the 1990s: Comparing the United States, Great Britain and Germany
Income Inequality in the 1990s : Comparing the United States, Great Britain and Germany
Regional inequality in India in the 1990s: A district-level view
Permanent differences? Income and expenditure inequality in the 1990s and 2000s