No extension without representation? Evidence from a natural experiment in collective bargaining

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting

IZA Journal of Labor Economics Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI:10.2478/izajole-2020-0005

A. Hijzen, Pedro S. Martins

引用次数: 33

Abstract

Abstract In many countries, collective bargaining coverage is enhanced by government-issued extensions that widen the reach of collective agreements beyond their signatory parties to all firms and workers in the sector. This paper analyzes the causal impact of extensions using a natural experiment in Portugal that resulted in a sharp and unanticipated decline in the extension probability of agreements. Our results, based on a regression discontinuity design, indicate that extensions had a negative impact on employment growth. This effect is concentrated among nonaffiliated firms, which may reflect the limited representativeness of employer associations.

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没有代表就不能延期?来自集体谈判的自然实验证据

在许多国家，集体谈判的覆盖范围通过政府发布的扩展得到加强，这些扩展将集体协议的范围从签署方扩大到该部门的所有公司和工人。本文利用葡萄牙的一个自然实验分析了延期的因果影响，该实验导致了协议延期概率的急剧和意想不到的下降。我们的结果，基于回归不连续设计，表明延长对就业增长有负面影响。这种影响主要集中在非关联公司中，这可能反映了雇主协会的代表性有限。

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IZA Journal of Labor Economics Business, Management and Accounting-Industrial Relations

CiteScore

1.40

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审稿时长

13 weeks

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