CAN UNIONS HURT WORKERS? A POSITIVE ANALYSIS OF IMMIGRATION POLICY

Giorgio Bellettini and Carlotta Berti Ceroni

Economics and Politics, 2008, vol. 20, issue 1, 106-124

Abstract: This paper studies the determinants of immigration policy in an economy with entrepreneurs and workers where a trade union has market power over wages. The presence of the union induces a social welfare maximizing government to implement a high level of immigration, leading to a welfare loss not only from an aggregate point of view but also from the workers' point of view. When interest group politics prevails and workers' ability to influence the policy‐maker is strengthened by existence of the union, we show the conditions under which workers may benefit from the presence of the union.

Date: 2008
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