A study of expressive choice and strikes

被引：4
作者：
Brunnschweiler, Christa N. [1 ,2 ]
Jennings, Colin [3 ]
MacKenzie, Ian A. [4 ]
机构：
[1] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Econ, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
[2] Univ Oxford, OxCarre, Oxford OX1 2JD, England
[3] Kings Coll London, Dept Polit Econ, London WC2B 6NR, England
[4] Univ Queensland, Sch Econ, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
来源：
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY | 2014年 / 34卷
关键词：
Strikes; Expressive choice; Fairness; Survey analysis; RECIPROCITY; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; FAIRNESS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.01.004
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The conventional explanation for strikes is that they are caused by an asymmetry of information about the profitability of the firm - union members are uninformed whereas management are informed. Instead, this paper builds a model of strikes where a perception of unfairness provides an expressive benefit to vote for a strike. The asymmetry of information is now reversed such that management are uninformed about the emotionality of union members. The model predicts that larger union size increases both wage offers and the incidence of strikes. An empirical test using UK data provides support for the predictions. In particular, union size is positively correlated with the incidence of strikes and other industrial actions, even when asymmetric information regarding profitability is controlled for. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：111 / 125
页数：15
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