Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
Uppsala University, Department of Economics
No 1998:10: Insider Bargaining Power, Starting Wages, and Involuntary Unemployment
Nils Gottfries () and Tomas Sjöström
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Nils Gottfries: Department of Economics, Postal: Department of Economics, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Tomas Sjöström: Department of Economics, Postal: Pennsylvania State University, 610 Kern Building, University Park, PA 16802-3306, USA
Abstract: Recent analyses of wage bargaining has emphasized the distinction between insiders and outsiders, yet one typically assumes that insiders and recently hired outsiders are paid the same wage. We consider a model where the starting wage for outsiders may be lower than the insider wage, but incentive constraints associated with turnover affect the form of the contract. We examine under what conditions the starting wage is linked to the insider wage so that increased bargaining power of insiders raises the starting wage and reduces hiring of outsiders.
Keywords: starting wage; bargain; seniority; unemployment
26 pages, April 16, 1998
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