The determination of R&D:: Empirical evidence on the role of unions

被引：31
作者：
Menezes, N
Ulph, D
Van Reenen, J
机构：
[1] Univ London Univ Coll, London WC1E 6BT, England
[2] Inst Fiscal Studies, London, England
来源：
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW | 1998年 / 42卷 / 3-5期
关键词：
R & D; union bargaining;
D O I：
10.1016/S0014-2921(97)00140-2
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper examines the empirical evidence of the role of union bargaining on innovation. We review the existing empirical evidence and emphasis some of the problems with the theoretical assumptions. We outline a simple model of strategic R&D with union bargaining and compare its predictions with econometric results from U.K. enterprise data. Union power (as proxied by density) has at first a positive effect on a firm's relative R&D performance. The effects of union power are only negative when the (a) union density is very high; (b) the union bargains only over wages. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：919 / 930
页数：12
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