Labour union, entry and consumer welfare

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 120
Issue: 3
Pages: 603-605

Authors (2)

Mukherjee, Arijit (University of Nottingham) Wang, Leonard F.S. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

It is usually believed that the presence of a labour union makes firms as well as consumers worse off by increasing wages compared to the situation with no labour union. We show that the presence of a labour union may increase the incentive for entry and may also make consumers better off compared to the situation with no labour union if the labour productivity of the entrant is sufficiently higher to that of the incumbent.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:3:p:603-605
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26