Rent-sharing and collective bargaining coverage: Evidence from linked employer-employee data

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-349

  Guertzgen, Nicole ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Linked employer employee data; Rent sharing; Unions

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; PROFITABILITY; TRADE UNION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 65449136623     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2009.01566.x     Document Type: Article

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