Do Trade Unions Deteriorate International Competitiveness? Reconciliation of the Discrepancy Between Theory and Practice

Chi-Hsin Wu () and Chia-Ying Liu

Atlantic Economic Journal, 2010, vol. 38, issue 2, 145-155

Abstract: Brander and Spencer (Journal of International Economics 24:217–234, 1988 ) and Mezzetti and Dinopoulos (Journal of International Economics 31:79–100, 1991 ) provide different theoretical viewpoints on the following issue: Do trade unions deteriorate international competitiveness? Some discrepancies have been found to exist between their arguments and empirical findings. This paper attempts to provide plausible explanations and solutions to reconcile these discrepancies. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2010

Keywords: Unionization; Bargaining power; International trade; F12; J50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s11293-010-9222-6

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