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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Labor Economics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 501-533 |
| ISSN | 0734-306X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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- QUANTILE REGRESSION PANEL-DATA INSTITUTIONS INEQUALITY EMPLOYMENT MODELS UNIONS
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Wage Dispersion and Decentralization of Wage Bargaining. / Dahl, Christian M.; le Maire, Christian Daniel; Munch, Jakob R. .
In: Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2013, p. 501-533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Wage Dispersion and Decentralization of Wage Bargaining
AU - Dahl, Christian M.
AU - le Maire, Christian Daniel
AU - Munch, Jakob R.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This article studies how decentralization of wage bargaining from sector to firm level influences wage levels and wage dispersion. We use detailed panel data covering a period of decentralization in the Danish labor market. The decentralization process provides variation in the individual worker's wage-setting system that facilitates identification of the effects of decentralization. We find a wage premium associated with firm-level bargaining relative to sector-level bargaining and that the return to skills is higher under the more decentralized wage-setting systems. Using quantile regression, we also find that wages are more dispersed under firm-level bargaining compared to more centralized wage-setting systems.
AB - This article studies how decentralization of wage bargaining from sector to firm level influences wage levels and wage dispersion. We use detailed panel data covering a period of decentralization in the Danish labor market. The decentralization process provides variation in the individual worker's wage-setting system that facilitates identification of the effects of decentralization. We find a wage premium associated with firm-level bargaining relative to sector-level bargaining and that the return to skills is higher under the more decentralized wage-setting systems. Using quantile regression, we also find that wages are more dispersed under firm-level bargaining compared to more centralized wage-setting systems.
KW - QUANTILE REGRESSION PANEL-DATA INSTITUTIONS INEQUALITY EMPLOYMENT MODELS UNIONS
U2 - 10.1086/669339
DO - 10.1086/669339
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31
SP - 501
EP - 533
JO - Journal of Labor Economics
JF - Journal of Labor Economics
SN - 0734-306X
IS - 3
ER -