How Does Kantian Optimization Matter in Union Bargaining Agenda?

IF 2.7 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Managerial and Decision Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1002/mde.4548

Leonard F. S. Wang, Di Wu, Can Yang

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Abstract

This paper examines union bargaining choices between RTM (right-to-manage) and EB (efficient bargaining) under Kantian optimization. We show that Kantian optimization constitutes a subgame perfect equilibrium, yielding higher firm profits and labor benefits than Nashian equilibrium, though potentially reducing consumer surplus. In Kantian optimization, the cooperation between the owners will hold the conventional belief that profits under RTM exceed those under EB, while the outputs under EB exceed those under RTM. But the workers' wages are reversed. The endogenous choice between the Kantian and Nash principles by firms and unions leads to higher wages and improves individual worker's welfare.

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康德最优化理论在工会谈判议程中的作用？

本文考察了康德最优化理论下工会在经营权和有效议价之间的谈判选择。我们证明了康德最优化构成了一个子博弈完美均衡，产生了比纳什均衡更高的企业利润和劳动效益，尽管潜在地减少了消费者剩余。在康德优化中，业主之间的合作将持有传统的信念，即RTM下的利润大于EB下的利润，EB下的产出大于RTM下的产出。但是工人的工资是相反的。企业和工会在康德原则和纳什原则之间的内生选择导致了更高的工资，并改善了个体工人的福利。

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Managerial and Decision Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

18.20%

发文量

242

期刊介绍： Managerial and Decision Economics will publish articles applying economic reasoning to managerial decision-making and management strategy.Management strategy concerns practical decisions that managers face about how to compete, how to succeed, and how to organize to achieve their goals. Economic thinking and analysis provides a critical foundation for strategic decision-making across a variety of dimensions. For example, economic insights may help in determining which activities to outsource and which to perfom internally. They can help unravel questions regarding what drives performance differences among firms and what allows these differences to persist. They can contribute to an appreciation of how industries, organizations, and capabilities evolve.