How do trade union rights affect trade competitiveness?

Kucera, David, and Ritash. Sarn

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Uses a bilateral trade gravity model to evaluate the effects of freedom of association and collective bargaining (FACB) rights on exports. Finds robust relationships between stronger FACB rights and higher total manufacturing exports.

Keywords: trade union rights; competitiveness; trade; economic implication; econometric model; freedom of association; collective bargaining; manufacturing; export volume.; droits syndicaux; compétitivité; commerce international; conséquences économiques; modèle économétrique; liberté syndicale; négociation collective; industries manufacturières; volume des exportations; derechos sindicales; competitividad; comercio internacional; consecuencias económicas; modelo econométrico; libertad sindical; negociación colectiva; industrias manufactureras; volumen de exportaciones (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2004
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